Image by Irakli Shavgulidze

The mooring of Amun was dock where the big boats transporting statues of gods moored during the festivals. From pictures in a grave of Nakht and in other place we know that there were palaces on the North of the mooring and that they were surrounded with magnificent gardens. On East side the ramp falls to the avenue of sphinxes relating to a procession with the piston head. They force to a large unfinished first support, the last to be constructed, during domination of Nectanebo I (30th dynasty). The support inside still has a large brick construction ramp what blocks of a stone for a support delayed rollers and ropes. Napoleon's expedition made record of blocks still on a ramp.

Big Yard

Behind the first support there is a Big Yard, the biggest area of a complex of Karnak. On the left Seti II Shrine, with three small chapels which held sacred barques (boats) Mut, Amun and Khonsu during approach to the Opet Festival. In a southeast (far right) corner well saved Ramesses III's Temple, the tiny version of the temple of the Pharaoh in Medinat Habu. Plan of the temple simple and classical: a support, public court session, a lobby with four columns Osirid and four columns, the hypostylish hall with eight columns and three chapels of a bark for Amun, Mut and Khonsu. In the center of court a column on 21 m with the capital having papyrus form - only survived ten columns which originally stood here - and a small alabaster altar, everything that remains from the Booth of Tekharki, the nubian Pharaoh of the 25th dynasty.

The second support was begun by Horemkheb, the last Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, and continued by Ramesses I and Ramesses II who also lifted three enormous statues of Redgranit of on both sides from an entrance; everyone is destroyed now.

Great hypostylish hall

Out of the second support extraordinary Great Hypostylish Hall, one of the most excellent religious monuments, ever constructed. Covering 5500 apartment m - enough place to contain both the Basilica Saint-Petter Rima and the London cathedral of St Paul - the hall - the unforgettable wood of 134 high stone columns. Their form of papyrus symbolizes the swamp which arrived Neil so much there. Ancient Egyptians believed that these plants surrounded a primitive embankment on which at first life was created. Every summer, when Nile began to flood, this hall and its columns will be filled with several feet of water. Originally, columns would be brightly drawn - some color remains - and laid I rat, doing it is quite dark from the lit main axis. The size and magnificence of columns and infinite registration can be overwhelming therefore you don't hurry, you sit some time and you will stare at a dizzy show.

The hall was planned by Ramesses I and Seti I and Ramesses II is constructed. Pay attention to difference on quality between the thin increased simplification in a northern part, Seti I, and much cruder sunk auxiliary work added by Ramesses of II in the southern part of the hall. Mysterious places on internal walls were intended for clergy and a royalty who understood a religious context, but it is easier to comprehend external walls, showing military skill and strength of the Pharaoh and his ability to bring the order to chaos.

At the end of the third support constructed by Amenhotep III, to the right the Pharaoh is shown, crossing under a sail a sacred bark during the Opet Festival. Tuthmosis I (1504-1492 to N aa) created narrow court between the third and fourth Poles where four obelisks stood, two everyone for Tuthmosis I and Tuthmosis III (1479-1425 to N aa). Only the bases remain except for one, 22 m high, lifted for Tuthmosis I.

Inner Temple

Out of the fourth support the Hypostylish Tuthmosis III Hall, constructed by Tatmozis I in a precious tree, and the changed Tuthmosis III with 14 columns and a stone roof. In this court there is one of two magnificent 30m-high obelisks established by the queen Hatshepsut (1473-1458 to N aa) to glory of her 'father' Amun. Another is broken, but the top mine is near the sacred lake. The obelisk Hatshepsut is the highest in Egypt, its council which is originally covered elektrumy (usually used alloy of gold and silver). After death Hatshepsut her stepson Tatmozis III destroyed all signs of its domination and had their surrounded in structure of sandstone.

The destroyed fifth support constructed by Tuthmosis I leads to other colonnade which now is awfully destroyed, accompanied with the small sixth support lifted Tuthmosis III who also constructed couple of columns Redgranita in a lobby out of which is cut out with a lotus and papyrus, symbols of the Top and lower Egypt. Nearby, at the left, two huge statues of Amun and the goddess Amunet who is cut out in Tutankhamun's domination.

Original Sanctuary of Amun, very main of the temple and the place of darkness where god lived, Tuthmosis III was constructed. Destroyed when the temple was fired by Persians, it was restored in granite by the successor and the half brother of Alexander the Great, fragile, narrow-minded Filip Arrkhideeus (323-317 to N aa).

East of Filip Arrkhideeus's shrine, a part of the temple known for the oldest image, Vessels of the Median empire where Sesostris I constructed a shrine which walls of fund were found. On a northern wall of court the Wall of Reports, the running bill of an organized tribute the Pharaoh collected in honor of Amun from its enslaved lands.

Excellent Festival Hall Tuthmosis III

Behind the Median empire Court - Excellent Festival Hall Tuthmosis III. It is unusual structure with the cut-out stone columns imitating fastenings for a tent, perhaps, the link to the Pharaoh's life in tents in his frequent military expeditions abroad. The lobby with columns which lies beyond limits usually called Botanical gardens, has wonderful, detailed auxiliary places of flora and fauna which the Pharaoh faced during the campaigns in Syria and Palestine, and I returned to Egypt.

Secondary axis of an investment of the temple of Amun

The courtyard between the Hypostylish Hall and the seventh support constructed by Tuthmosis III is known as cachette court as thousands of a stone and bronze statues were found here in 1903. Priests had old statues and furniture of the temple which they didn't need buried about 300 BC any more. The majority of statues sent to the Egyptian museum in Cairo, but some remain, facing the seventh support, including four of Tuthmosis III at the left.

Well saved eighth support constructed by the queen Hatshepsut is the oldest part between the North and the South an axis of the temple and some of the earliest Poles in Karnak. The text which is cut out on it which she in a false manner attributed Tuthmosis I, having justified her capture of a throne of Egypt.

East of the seventh and eighth Poles the sacred lake, where, according to Herodotus, priests of Amun bathed twice a day and at night for ritual purity. On northwest side of the lake a part of the Fallen Obelisk of Hatshepsut showing its crowning and a huge scarab in the stone devoted by Amenhotep III Khepri, a form of god of the sun.

In a southwest corner of an investment Temple of Khonsu, god of the moon and son of Amun and Mut. It can be reached from a door in the southern wall of the Hypostylish Hall of the Temple of Amun in a way via various blocks of a stone. The temple, generally Ramesses III's work and Ramesside increased by later governors, is north of Yuerdzhetes's Exit and the avenue of the sphinxes leading Luxor to the lock. The support of the temple brings through court of a peristyle into the hypostylish hall with eight columns which are cut out with figures of Ramesses XI and the high priest Herikhor who effectively operated the Top Egypt at that time. The following chamber placed a sacred bark of Khonsu.