Karnak Temple complex expanded
c. 1550–1100 BCE · Event
New Kingdom pharaohs from Hatshepsut to Ramesses II pile pylons, obelisks and the vast Hypostyle Hall onto Karnak, making Amun's precinct at Thebes the largest religious complex of the ancient world.
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