Pylon VII, which is now in front of us, is the
work of Tuthmosis III, and bears a record of his victories in the usual form of
cartouches of conquered tribes and cities, with a relief of the king slaying
his enemies in the standard fashion .
On either side of the doorway is a row of colossal red granite statues of unnamed Pharaohs
. The noble doorway of the pylon was of granite, with lintel of alabaster .
Notice, in the row of Pharaohs, the colossal statues
of Tuthmosis III, wearing, in one case the White Crown, in the other the Double
Crown, and the Osirid statues, usurped by Ramses II, of which one is headless,
the head lying at its feet .
Passing through the doorway into the next court, we
notice on the south side of the pylon the lower parts
of two colossal statues of Tuthmosis III, usurped by later kings, and,
in front of the most easterly of these, the base of one of a pair of obelisks
of the same king which once stood here .
On the left hand, as we pass through the court beyond
pylon VII, is a small peripteral chapel ( a
building having a single row of columns on all sides ) of Tuthmosis III, it is
much ruined .
A little beyond it to the east lies the Sacred Lake, on which the sacred barques ( a sailing
ship of three or more masts ) were floated in part of the ritual of the temple,
the lake was once surrounded by terraces of hewn stone, with staircases leading
down to the water . Traces of these are still visible, It covers 100,000 square
feet .
Near the lake, notice the pillar with colossal granite
scarabaeus of Amenophis III - a masterpiece in
its own way, the Pharaohs hold it because they believe it will protect them
from evil .
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