Temple of Amun

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ruins
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite yes
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Theban_Triad
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Senusret_I
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Middle_Kingdom
gptkbp:columnHeight up to 21 meters
gptkbp:country gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:decoratedWith hieroglyphs
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Amun
gptkbp:diameter over 3 meters
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:Seti_I
gptkb:Amenhotep_III
gptkb:Hatshepsut
gptkb:Ramses_II
gptkb:Thutmose_III
gptkb:New_Kingdom
gptkbp:famousFor massive columns
obelisk of Hatshepsut
statues of pharaohs
reliefs depicting battles
sacred barque shrine
gptkbp:features gptkb:Avenue_of_Sphinxes
Obelisks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Temple of Amun
gptkbp:influenced later temple architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy Egyptian architecture
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Luxor
gptkb:Karnak
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Mut
gptkb:Khonsu
gptkbp:mainFunction gptkb:First_Pylon
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
limestone
mudbrick
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Opet_Festival
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Great_Hypostyle_Hall
gptkb:Sacred_Lake
gptkbp:numberOfColumns 134 in Hypostyle Hall
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Karnak_Temple_Complex
gptkbp:roofType stone lintels
gptkbp:significance largest religious building ever constructed
gptkbp:status ruins
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Thebes,_Ancient_Thebes_with_its_Necropolis
gptkbp:usedFor festivals
religious ceremonies
gptkbp:visitedBy tourists
archaeologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thutmose_III
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5