Temple of Amun-re And Hypostyle hall. Karnak, near Luxor, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th & 19th Dynasties. Temple: c. 1550 BCE Hall: 1250 BCE Cut Sandstone and mud brick.

Form

-Huge columns tightly packed admitting little light into the sanctuary -Hypostyle halls -Columns elaborately painted -Mass of lentils bind the columns together -Axial plan -Tallest columns -> papyrus capitals: have a clerestory to allow some light and air into the darkest parts of the temple. -Lower columns->Bud capitals -Column carved in sunken relief

Content

--Enter the complex through a massive sloped pylon gateway into a peristyle courtyard, then through a hypostyle hall, and then into a sanctuary where few are allowed

Function

-Massive temple complex -Religious center of Amun-re(God)

Context

Context

Additional Information

--Includes unique forms of architecture including a sphinx and the tallest obelisk in Egypt -Today, it is in a poor state due to bad preservation