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Temple of Amun (B 500), Jebel Barkal, Sudan, North-east Africa

The current remains date to the reign of the king Piye and adopt the classic plan of an Egyptian sanctuary (pylon, peristyle court, hypostyle rooms and a sanctuary surrounded by lateral rooms). the earliest remnant is a mud brick foundation, built by Thutmose III.

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Uploaded on February 2, 2020
Taken on December 30, 2019