The critic in the Occident . , the strongchin and the powerful forehead, might have steppedout of the political life of any of the great Europeannations during the last century. The impressiveness of the temple of Luxor de-pends mainly upon the rows of columns, nearly sixtyfeet in height, which give one a vivid idea of themajesty of Egyptian architecture in its best columns show few traces of the destroyinghand of time, although they were carved from softlimestone. Probably the escape of this temple fromthe ruin that befell Karnak and Thebes was duemainly to its sheltered position
The critic in the Occident . , the strongchin and the powerful forehead, might have steppedout of the political life of any of the great Europeannations during the last century. The impressiveness of the temple of Luxor de-pends mainly upon the rows of columns, nearly sixtyfeet in height, which give one a vivid idea of themajesty of Egyptian architecture in its best columns show few traces of the destroyinghand of time, although they were carved from softlimestone. Probably the escape of this temple fromthe ruin that befell Karnak and Thebes was duemainly to its sheltered position and also to the fadthat a Coptic church and the houses of peasants werebuilt among the columns. The refuse that aided topreserve these remains of Ancient Egyptian archi-tecture was fully twenty feet deep when the work ofexcavation was begun. Hence Luxor satisfies the eyein the perfect arrangement of the columns and in themassiveness of the work. Here also on the pylonand the walls of the court may be seen some beauti- [i46]. The Great Hypostyle Hall at Kamak. Thii Hall is in the Temple of Ammon, and is On« of the Most Impressive in All Egypt. Originally There Were One Hundred and Thirty-four Columns, Arranged in Sixteen Rows Ruins at Luxor and Karnak ful reliefs and inscriptions which depict scenes in thecampaigns of Rameses II against the Hittites, sacri-ficial processions and hymns to the gods. From ancient Luxor to Karnak, a distance of amile and one-half, the way was marked in the timeof the Pharaohs by a double row of small sphinxes,many of which still remain in a half-ruined avenue leads to the small temple of Khons, themoon-god, made noteworthy by a beautiful pylon is one hundred and four feet long, thirty-three feet wide and sixty feet high and is coveredwith inscriptions and reliefs. This small templeserves as an introduction to the great temple ofAmmon, the chief glory of Karnak, to which mostof the Pharaohs contributed. This temple is diff
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