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The modern name el-Karnak is really the name of a small Arab village nearby, but it has been applied to a vast complex of temples, chapels and other buildings which the ancient Egyptians called "The Most Select of Places".
The complex began at the start of the Middle Kingdom with the rise of the Theban kings and the god Amun, particularly from the 18th dynasty - but it was built, enlarged, pulled down and changed over the next 2,000 years, leaving a maze of apparently chaotic walls, columns and statues.
So the site is around 4,000 years old, but many of the buildings are younger than that.
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What is the karnak made of?
Karnak is made of local sandstone.
What is the jubilee chapel of karnak?
The Jubilee Chapel at Karnak is a series of pillars that has stories of Sensuret l carved into them.
What was king Ramses domestic policy?
King Ramses led his own army by the time he was twenty-two years old. He took charge of domestic things, and finished the second pylon at Karnak Temple.
Who ordered the Karnak temple to be built?
The Karnak complex of temples, pylons, obelisks and chapels were built over a long period and added to by nearly every Pharaoh between 1971 and 30BC. The first king to order a building to be constructed there was the 12th dynasty Pharaoh Senusret I (reigned 1971-1926BC) and the last by Cleopatra (51-30BC). The temples were finally closed on the order of the emperor Constantine I in 356AD when Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.
Are there cities in America with Egyptian names?
Yes, one being Memphis, TN. America stands for Amen-Ra-Ka in the Kemet language.
