. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . Sculptured Gateway at Karnak.—From a photograph.—Ayre.) Luxor and Karnak, the latter being of itself acity of temples. The approach to Karnak fromthe S. is marked by a series of majestic gateways and towers, which were the appendages of latertimes to the original structure. The temple prop-erly faces the river, i. e. toward the N. W. Thecourts and propylaea connected with this structureoccupy a space nearly 1,800 feet square, and thebuildings represent almost every dynasty of Egypt,liiiin Soortasen I. to Itoleni) Euergetes I. Everything pertaining to
. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . Sculptured Gateway at Karnak.—From a photograph.—Ayre.) Luxor and Karnak, the latter being of itself acity of temples. The approach to Karnak fromthe S. is marked by a series of majestic gateways and towers, which were the appendages of latertimes to the original structure. The temple prop-erly faces the river, i. e. toward the N. W. Thecourts and propylaea connected with this structureoccupy a space nearly 1,800 feet square, and thebuildings represent almost every dynasty of Egypt,liiiin Soortasen I. to Itoleni) Euergetes I. Everything pertaining to Karnak is on the grandest the river is an area of 270 feet by 829,which once had a covered corridor on either side,and a double row of columns through the centre,leading to the entrance of the hvpostyle hall, themost wonderful monument of Egyptian architec-ture. This grand hall is a forest of sculpturedcolumns : in the central avenue are twelve, each 60feel high by 12 in diameter, which formerly sup-ported the most eleva
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