The Great Temple Of Amen-Rê .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 10 )

Before the colonnade of Taharqa are two large pedestals for statues, and at the farther end of the colonnade ( east ) are the remains of statues of Seti I .

The Great Temple Of Amen-Rê .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 9 )

We now enter the Great Forecourt, sometimes known as the Court of the Bubastites, from the fact that is was mainly erected by the Pharaohs of the Libyan or 22^nd dynasty, whose capital was at Bubastis .

The Great Temple Of Amen-Rê .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 8 )

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 .