Great Hypostyle Hall
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The Great Hypostyle Hall is a monumental forest of stone columns in the Karnak temple complex at Luxor, renowned as one of ancient Egypt’s most impressive architectural achievements.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Hypostyle Hall canonical | 2 |
| Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak | 1 |
| Great Hypostyle Hall with massive papyrus columns | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple hall
ⓘ
architectural structure ⓘ hypostyle hall ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | hypostyle ⓘ |
| area | about 5,000 square meters ⓘ |
| associatedWithPharaoh |
Ramesses II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seti I ⓘ |
| centralAisleColumns | 12 ⓘ |
| centralColumnHeight | about 21 meters ⓘ |
| civilization |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| columnArrangement | 16 rows of columns ⓘ |
| constructionCompletedBy | Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | reign of Seti I ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Amun-Ra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khonsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Mut ⓘ |
| feature |
clerestory windows
ⓘ
hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ lotus-bud columns ⓘ papyrus-bundle columns ⓘ polychrome painted decoration ⓘ relief carvings ⓘ |
| function |
cultic processional space
ⓘ
ritual gathering place ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| inscriptionsDepict |
military campaigns
ⓘ
offerings to gods ⓘ pharaonic rituals ⓘ |
| length | about 103 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Karnak Temple Complex
ⓘ
Luxor ⓘ Thebes ⓘ Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
artistic reliefs
ⓘ
dense forest of stone columns ⓘ engineering complexity ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ |
| numberOfColumns | 134 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Precinct of Amun-Re
ⓘ
surface form:
Precinct of Amun-Re at Karnak
|
| period | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| peripheralColumnHeight | about 10 meters ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| roofType | stone lintels ⓘ |
| scholarlyField | Egyptology ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major site in Luxor ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis ⓘ |
| width | about 52 meters ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Hypostyle Hall with massive papyrus columns
this entity surface form:
Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak