Egytian+Temples

One of the most famous things in Egypt are the temples. There at least sixty temples located near the Nile River. Did you know that most of them where dug up? One was even found by a guy riding his horse and they "stumbled" upon it. Also most of the temples where built for gods or the pharaoh (god on earth). Temples took many years to build but not as long as the pyramids. Some of the more famous ones are Luxor, Karnak, and much, much more.

Most temples in Egypt are very sacred and special to their culture. Take Luxor, for xample, it is one of the more famous temples and is located in the city of Thebes. In the 3rd A.D. century in was a Christian church yet now it is used for many important activities for different religions. It is very large and can hold many people so it is very convenient. Not very many temples are like that.

Karnak is one of the other temples. it is very religious too. but it is a pylon of Thutmos III. Usually you go there to worship Thutmose III or pray to the gods. In the distance you can see the great temple of Amon. Right now it is being reconstructed right now so there are pieces of fallen rock.

by : Caitlyn Cross

Some websites I found some facts on a [|http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/luxtem1.htmre] http://touregypt.net/lxtmpl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnak.htm