The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 43
Fig. 11.—Plan of Hypostyle hall at Karnak. Egypt, the richest of Africa, and to-day, alas! themost pillaged and despoiled of all (Plate II). Of the spca or grotto fanes of Nubia, the greatand small temples of Ipsamboul challenge most atten- … PLATE II.—Ruins at Karnak. THE SPEA. IP SAMBO UL. 21 tion. They were built by Rhameses the Great, setlike jewels in a matrix of rock, and dedicated to Raand Athor, the Phoebus and Aphrodite of Egypt. The Great Temple is the more important of thetwo. When first discovered by Belzoni it was sochoked…
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