Covering over 54,000 square feet, the Great Hypostyle Hall at the Temple of Karnak is large enough to comfortably fit the Cathedral of Notre Dame inside its walls. It is the largest religious room in the world, and perhaps the most overwhelming display of monumental architecture from the ancient Mediterranean.Built primarily during the 19th Dynasty (c. 1290–1224 BCE) by Pharaoh Seti I and his famously prolific son, Ramesses II, the hall was not …
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