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Avenue of Sphinxes

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Avenue of Sphinxes
Avenue of Sphinxes
Avenue of Sphinxes
Avenue of Sphinxes
Avenue of Sphinxes
Avenue of Sphinxes
Avenue of Sphinxes
Avenue of Sphinxes
Avenue of Sphinxes
Avenue of Sphinxes
Avenue of Sphinxes
Avenue of Sphinxes
Avenue of Sphinxes
Avenue of Sphinxes
Avenue of Sphinxes
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between the Karnak and Luxor temples, Luxor, Egypt

The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak , comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings near Luxor, in Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut and the main place of worship of the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head. It is part of the monumental city of Thebes. The Karnak complex gives its name to the nearby, and partly surrounded, modern village of El-Karnak, 2.5 kilometres north of Luxor.
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