Great Hypostyle Hall
The Great Hypostyle Hall is located within the Karnak temple complex, in the Precinct of Amon-Re. It is one of the most visited monuments of Ancient Egypt. The structure was built around the 19th Egyptian Dynasty (c. 1290–1224 BC).[1] Its design was initially instituted by Hatshepsut, at the North-west chapel to Amun in the upper terrace of Deir el-Bahri. The name refers to hypostyle architectural pattern.
Entrance to the Hypostyle Hall
Egypt. Karnak. Great Hall., n.d., This slide colored by Joseph Hawkes. Brooklyn Museum Archives.
Egypt - Karnak. Capitals in the Great Hall., n.d., This slide colored by Joseph Hawkes. Brooklyn Museum Archives.
See also
Notes
- Kleiner, Fred S. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 14th. Boston: Wadsworth, 73. Print.
References
Peter J. Brand, Rosa Erika Feleg, and William J. Murnane, The Great Hypostyle Hall in the Temple of Amun at Karnak, Oriental Institute Publications 142, Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 2019, ISBN 978-1-61491-027-5 Translation and Commentary , Figures and Plates
External links
- University of Memphis' Great Hypostyle Hall Project
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