The Nile : notes for travellers in Egypt . Temple of Karnak fronted the Nile, and wasapproached by means of a small avenue of ram-headedsphinxes which were placed in position by Rameses through the first propylon, a court or hall, havinga double row of pillars down the centre, is entered; oneach side is a corridor with a row of columns. On theright hand (south) side are the ruins of a temple built byRameses III., and on the left are those of another built bySeti II. This court or hall was the work of Shashanq,the first king of the XXIInd dynasty. On each sideof the steps leading thr
The Nile : notes for travellers in Egypt . Temple of Karnak fronted the Nile, and wasapproached by means of a small avenue of ram-headedsphinxes which were placed in position by Rameses through the first propylon, a court or hall, havinga double row of pillars down the centre, is entered; oneach side is a corridor with a row of columns. On theright hand (south) side are the ruins of a temple built byRameses III., and on the left are those of another built bySeti II. This court or hall was the work of Shashanq,the first king of the XXIInd dynasty. On each sideof the steps leading through the second pylon was a colossalstatue of Rameses 11.; that on the right hand has nowdisappeared. Passing through this pylon, the famous Hallof Columns is entered. The twelve columns forming thedouble row in the middle are about sixty feet high andabout thirty-five feet in circumference; the other columns,T22 in number, are about forty feet high and twenty-sevenfeet in circumference. Rameses I. set up one column, u Plan of Karnak— Karnak durini]; the reign of Thothmes III., 1600. From Mariette, Karnak, PI. VI. LUXOR (eL-KUsOr) and THEBES. 291 Seti I., the builder of this hall, set up seventy-nine, andthe remaining fifty-four were set up by Rameses II. Itis thought that this hall was originally roofed over. Atthe end of it is the third propylon, which was built byAmenophis III., and served as the entrance to the templeuntil the time of Rameses I. Between this and the nextpylon is a narrow passage, in the middle of which stood twoobelisks which were set up by Thothmes I.; the southernone is still standing, and bears the names of this king, butthe northern one has fallen,^ and iis fragments show thatThothmes III. caused his name to be carved on it. At thesouthern end of this passage are the remains of a gate builtby Rameses IX. The fourth and fifth pylons were built byThothmes I. Between them stood fourteen columns, six ofwhich were set up by Thothmes I., and eight b
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