Karnak: Ram-Headed Sphinxes at the Entrance

The usual way into Karnak, the vast temple complex of Amun at Luxor, runs between two rows of sphinxes with ram heads, the ram being one of Amun's sacred animals. Behind them rises the first pylon, the gateway that was the last major addition to the temple and was never finished. Look between the…

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