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The formation of Crsytal from a liquid is an example of the 2nd law of thermodynamics as for the solid crystal to form, the liquid must release heat energy into the universe as a soil state requires less heat than a liquid one.
December 30, 2018 - "Karnak is located just few Km North of Luxor, and is arguably Egypt’s greatest monument bar the Pyramids.
Built on a gigantic scale, the site covers in total more than 245 acres and is the largest ancient religious site on the planet. It took a total of 1300 years to build and has been attracting pilgrims (and now tourists) for more than 4000 years.
Unable to comprehend its construction as anything other than divine, the ancient Egyptians called the site ‘Ipet Isut’ meaning ‘perfect of palaces’.
The construction of Karnak begun during the middle kingdom, but reached its Zenith during the new Kingdom as the God Amun rose to absolute power in the region. When wars were waged in Ancient Egypt it was seen as the battle between one deity and another for supremacy. Thus Gods were able to rise and fall like kings.
During the height of its power, Karnak presided over 65 villages, 433 gardens, 85 ships, and more than 80,000 workers and slaves.
The site includes three separate temple complexes, the largest and most revered being the Precinct of Amun. Large enough to accommodate 10 cathedrals, the precinct comprises of a sacred lake, several temples, chapels, a court, a festival hall and famously, the great Hypostyle Hall – a towering forest of ancient columns.
The site was once connected to the Luxor Temple - 3Km to the South - by an avenue flanked with sphinxes. Although some of them remain, most are buried beneath the edifices of the modern city." Text from the following website: www.alternativeegypt.com/Luxor/Karnak-Temple.html
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THE 7th ANNUAL FRED "THE HAMMER" WILLIAMSON CELEBRITY INVITATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Celebrities and professional athletes played in a scramble format golf tournament
to benefit The Wounded Warrior Project of Palm Springs January 8th and 9th, 2016.
DATE: 5-23-16
LOCATION: Bldg. 12, Room 200
SUBJECT: 2016 NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars Spring Workshop Rover Competition.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
The Bayon temple forms the heart of the old capital of Angkor Thom and is one of the highlights of a visit to Cambodia, second only to nearby Angkor Wat as a marvel of ancient Khmer architecture. At first glance one can be forgiven for thinking it isn't architecture at all but some kind of natural rock formation, its many towers resembling rocky outcrops pointing at the sky. The true nature of these towers is only revealed as one approaches and sees the multitude of huge carved faces smiling down from them, a feature for which this temple is justly renowned.
Built in the late 12th or early 13th century by King Jayavarman VII, the temple was originally intended as a Hindu place of worship but was soon after adapted to Buddhist use when the state religion of Angkor shifted from one faith to the other. As a result the identity of the great faces is uncertain, some see them as the benign face of Buddha or the bodhisatva Lokesvara while others maintain that the Hindu god Brahma is the more likely candidate. It has also been considered that they may respresent King Jayavarman VII himself owing to the resemblance of surviving statues of him, which have the same serene smile. Whatever the truth of their identity, the cast their serene gazes over visitors from all directions and make a visit to the temple's upper terraces (from where they can be seen at close quarters) all the more memorable.
The temple is formed by an enormous (and craggy looking) central stupa surrounded by many smaller towers with faces carved on all four sides arising from raised terraces. Around the entire temple is a (formerly) covered corridor adorned with an extensive sequence of reliefs depicting historical and mythological scenes. This would normally be a major attraction in itself, but most visitors will only see certain sections of the reliefs as the more impressive architectural flourishes of the temple's heart inevitably command the most attention.
The Bayon temple is a place that has fascinated me ever since childhood when I first saw images from my mother's visit here in the 1960s. There is simply no other ancient monument quite like it!