Karnak Temple

Karnak temple is the largest ancient religious complex in the world and the second most visited site in Egypt, after the Giza pyramids. The temple was completed over a thirteen hundred year period during which approximately thirty pharaohs contributed to its expansion and grandeur. Today, only the largest precinct is open to the public—Precinct of Amun-Re—while the others, Precinct of Montu, Precinct of Mut, and Temple of Amenhotep IV are closed.

Entrance to the Precinct of Amun-Re lined with rams

The famous Hypostyle Hall—134 massive columns in 16 rows, half at 10 meters high and the other half at 21 meters.

An Hatshepsut-shaped erasure, presumably from her nephew/husband's son, Tuthmose III.

Another missing Hatshepsut

The Obelisk of Hatshepsut is the second-tallest obelisk in the world at 97 feet. The Lateran obelisk in Rome, commissioned by Hatshepsut's nephew Tuthmose III, remains the tallest at 101 feet.