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Ipet-isut: hypostyle hall with the obelisk in the background

Karnak-The largest ancient religious site in the world.Karnak is actually the sites modern name. Its ancient name was Ipet-isut, meaning "The Most Select (or Sacred) of Places".

Construction on the Karnak temple complex began in the 16th century BC and continued into the Greco-Roman period - a period of up to 1300 years of construction

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Uploaded on March 25, 2010
Taken on March 17, 2010