File:The Courtyard of Ramses II - Luxor Temple (14259517292).jpg

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Beyond [the first pylon] lies the Great Court of Ramses II, surrounded by a double row of columns with lotus-bud capitals, the walls of which are decorated with scenes of the pharaoh making offerings to the gods. On the south (rear) wall is a procession of 17 sons of Ramses II with their names and titles, and in front of them a beautiful relief, the first pylon of the temple with statues, obelisks and flags, reliefs of his military successes. In the northwestern corner of the court is the earlier triple-barque shrine built by Hatshepsut and usurped by her stepson Tuthmosis III for Amun, Mut and Khonsu.

Over the southeastern side hangs the 14th-century Mosque of Abu al-Haggag , dedicated to a local sheikh, entered from Sharia Maabad al-Karnak, outside the temple precinct [lonelyplanet.com]

[From discoveringegypt.com] The great Court of Rameses II is 188 feet (57 m) long and 168 feet (51 m) wide. Seventy four papyrus columns, with bud capitals surround it and in the Northwest corner of the court there is a shrine to Thutmose III, while in the southern part of the court there are a number of standing colossi of Ramses II.

The court to the east is now partly occupied by the Mosque of al-Hajjaj
Date Taken on 14 September 2012, 18:47
Source The Courtyard of Ramses II - Luxor Temple
Author Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia

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