View of the Interior of the Temple of Carnak

Category

Library Item

Item no

31075

Title

View of the interior of the Temple of Carnak

Artist / maker

Aglio, A.

Date

1820

Size

24.0 x 32.5

Type

Lithograph

Location

Reference Library

Giovanni Battista Belzoni was an Italian explorer and archaeologist, born in Padua (Padova). In 1803 he was working in England as a circus strong man, and exhibiting models of hydraulic engines. In 1815 he went to Cairo to try and sell his hydraulic engines to Muhammad 'Ali Pasha, and within two years had begun a new career, excavating Egyptian tombs and temples.

The temple of Karnak was known as Ipet-isut (meaning 'most chosen of places') by the ancient Egyptians. It is a city of temples built over 2000 years and dedicated to the Theben triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Architraves

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Communication > Written > Hieroglyphs

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Archaeological sites

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Excavation

People > Adults > Men

Places > Africa > Egypt

Religion > Religious facilities > Temples

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