General View of the Ruins of
Karnak, from the West

This view, which embraces the whole range and extent of these stupendous ruins, is taken, looking towards the east at sunrise, from the summit of a small temple that is situated near it. On the extreme left... rises the great propylon to which an approach from the Nile was made... At nearly right angles, lay another approach, through an avenue of sphinxes, supposed to have extended from Luxor; of this avenue traces are here seen... through a second propylon and a magnificent though ruined gateway, lies the entrance to the grand Hall of Columns - a structure which in extent and vastness, has no parallel in the world...

Last modified on 11 April 2005