Before us is the stupendous Ethiopian pylon which now
constitutes the west front of the temple . It is 370 feet wide, 142½ feet high,
and 49 feet thick . Before we pass it, let us to realize on how colossal a
scale the house of Amûn before us was built and endowed .
The area of the temenos of Amûn at Karnak was 61775 acres, the
actual length of the temple of Amûn from west to east is over 1220 feet, while
its greatest breadth is 338 feet .
The wealth of the god, whose house the great temple
was, was proportioned to the magnificence of his abode . Amûn possessed 5164
divine statues, 81322 slaves, vassals and servants, 421262 head of cattle, 433
gardens and orchards, 691334 acres of land, 83 ships, 46 building-yards, and 65
cities and towns .
The great pylon was never completed, and portions of
the crude brick ramps by which the stones were hauled into position still
remain ( now, these ramps was removed from the northern tower and the west side
of the southern tower, and nothing was left, just the remains in the eastern
side of the southern tower ) . The north pylon may be ascended, and the climb
is well worth while, as a fine view of the whole lay-out of the temple may be
gained from the top .
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