It was built around the 19th dynasty 1290-1225 BC.
It covers an area of 5000 sq m ( 54000 sq ft) . It has 134 columns in 16 rows ,
the middle rows are 24 m tall and 10 m in circumference. Those papyrus columns
represent the primeval swamps from which God Amen, a self- created deity, arose
from the waters of chaos at the beginning of the creation. It is covered with
hundreds of religious , historical relief carvings and panoramic battle scenes
immortalize the wars of the pharaohs Seti the 1st and Ramses the 2nd
in ancient Syria , Lebanon , Canaan and Libya. It truly captures the
imagination of its visitors.
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