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Karnak Hatshepsut Obelisk EG074939JHP Ancient Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut Granite Obelisk Karnak Temple Photograph is located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it the largest religious complex on the Nile. This view of Queen Hatshepsut's Obelisk, one of two remaining standing obelisks, is from alongside the fourth pylon; the obelisk of red Aswan granite is the third tallest standing in the world, weighs over 300 tons and stands nearly 30 metres. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, Hatshepsut, queen, woman, obelisk, red, granite, blocks, pylon, fourth, sandstone, obelisks, court, pharaoh, ruler, huge, monumental
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Karnak Temple
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Karnak Hatshepsut Obelisk EG074939JHP
Upload Date: 2007-10-19 09:51:22
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Ancient Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut Granite Obelisk Karnak Temple Photograph is

located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it the largest religious complex on the Nile. This view of Queen Hatshepsut's Obelisk, one of two remaining standing obelisks, is from alongside the fourth pylon; the obelisk of red Aswan granite is the third tallest standing in the world, weighs over 300 tons and stands nearly 30 metres.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, Hatshepsut, queen, woman, obelisk, red, granite, blocks, pylon, fourth, sandstone, obelisks, court, pharaoh, ruler, huge, monumental