A closer look at the reliefs, basicly Ramses boasting about his victories. (kills counted by severed hands and genetials... maybe in the next Quake version?)
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First Court: giant statues (...Ramses I presume?). Note the woman near the left statue for an idea of scale.
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Huge pillars and walls covered with hieroglyphs. On some the paint is still preserved.
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Second Court: if it wasn't for the roof, this would be a very nice casa to live in. (Hint: find the two women...)
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"Ik hak je kop eraf!!" "Geen sprake van!"
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Approaching in the baking sun 'Deir al-Medina', location of the 'Monasetry of the Town' temple, the ancient Egyptian Workmen's Village and several tombs.
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Inside a tomb, detail of hieroglyph featuring sun god Re-Harachte.
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A huge place, 1.5km by 800m, dedicated to the Theban gods and Egypt's pharaohs.
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Goats guard the entrance... (Maybe a reference to Amun, god of Thebes (Luxor)?)
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The Great Hypostyle Hall, built by Seti I and partially decorated by Ramses II. Interesting fact: this hall featured in The Battlestar Gallactica episode 'Lost Planet of the Gods'.
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View of one of Hatshepsut's obelisks through the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Amum temple enclosure.
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View from the inner temple on to the obelisks of Hatshepsut and in the direction of the Great Hall / Amun temple enclosure.
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