Luxor Temples

Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt,

The temple of Karnak is a city of temples built over 2,000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu.

It is the largest religious building ever made, covering about 200 acres (1.5 km by 0.8 km), and was a place of pilgrimage for nearly 2,000 years. The area of the sacred enclosure of Amun alone is sixty-one acres and could hold ten average European cathedrals. The great temple at the heart of Karnak is so big that St Peter’s, Milan, and Notre Dame Cathedrals would fit within its walls.