Thepharahs referred to the Karnak Temple as Ipet-isu which means the “most chosen point in the land.” It was a site of pilgrimage for almost two millennia. The Karnak Temple is home to numerous temples honoring the Theban trinity of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu!
The Tour to Karnak Temple Inside!
The Karnak Temple is the largest religious complex globally. It covers about 200 acres (1.5 km by 0.8 km). Karnak Temple was the largest temple in ancient Egypt. There, you pass through the Opt festival! This festival started at Karnak and ended at Luxor Temple. So, it took a distance of 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) to the south, lasting around 27 days.
It is a great time when you walk while the ancient Egyptians queue on your sides and the king and queen sit on the throne, surrounded by nobles in the presence of priests, while the Theban triad gods of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu pass in a magnificent procession.
You have a chance to attend the event of the god Amun statue when bathing in sacred water, dressed in fine linen, and adorned with gold and silver jewelry.
Then, the priests located the god on the ceremonial bark in a shrine and supported by poles for carrying
Complete your charming tour
Then, you walk this Pylon to uncover the conflict between Thutmose III and Hatshepsut. There are secrets and mysteries to uncover at each inch. Karnak Temple was a complete city for ancient Egyptians, where they lived, worshipped, and where their secrets were embodied everywhere to unveil the history, facts, and mysteries.
The atmosphere amid vibrant inscriptions feels as if you smell the scent of incense emanating from everywhere, the sound of Pharaonic drums surrounds you, and you are even about to meet someone in the temple corridors. Egyptian Pharaonic cats meet you on your way.
They live in temples and have been inherited for thousands of years. It is the real meaning of living in the wonder of history.
Each event between the Twelfth and Twentieth Dynasties will materialize in front of you as if you are returning through a time machine to Pharaonic life.
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Karnak Temple Facts
The Karnak Temple was built between 2055 BC and around 100 AD, and it was the most important religious spot in ancient Egypt. It was dedicated to Amun, Mut, and Khonsu, who were the Thebes gods.
Karnak temple is the place in Theba, Luxor now, which was the capital of Egypt in the new kingdom to
uncover the daily life of ancient Egypt with details and the top secrets of this majestic civilization. The vibrant inscriptions, monuments, and historical evidence to meet here and there in the temple will narrate everything.
And with "Golavita" you will live each event as if a time gap takes you to attend all the events.
One of these secrets is to find that open, rectangular court, which is known as the Court of Tuthmosis I. There, you find an obelisk 19m high and around 310 tons in weight. You will live amid the temple of Tuthmosis I reign, and then after his death attend the conflict between the crown prince of Tuthmosis III and the heiress to the throne of Hatshepsut.
Hatshepsut did not have a son from her husband and brother Thutmose II, who married her with the aim of giving birth to a legitimate heir to the country, and therefore Hatshepsut did not find any way out that she would retain power after the death of Thutmose II except that the guardian of Thutmose’s son from his illegitimate wife. Thutmose III at that time in the eleventh, and the relationship of Thutmose III with Hatshepsut was not good, as she wanted to rule alone.
Leave this wall to complete your tours in the Pylons, halls of great pharaonic inscribed columns, courts, shrines, and a complete world of ancient Egypt.
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