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Karnak

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Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: Egypt
Best of: Ancient, Ruins
Description:
The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak, comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings. Building at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. [More Details]
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