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Jomes
Still working my way through my #Egypt photos. This is one of my absolute favourite shots. It was the Light and Sound show in the #Karnak temple and we had the incredible luck to have a full moon shining down on us as an addition to the light show. It was utterly stunning and breathtaking to walk through the smartly illuminated temple. We had the last show of the evening and were only 30 people instead of three thousand. It was incredible beautiful.

#LightAndSound #KarnakTemple #AncientEgypt #travelling #vacation #Moon #FullMoon #sky #history #LightInstallations #light #dark #obelisk #night
Vertical colour photo. It's night and we're standing in darkness between the giant columns, looking ahead to a path between them. The darkness gets interrupted by bright floodlights hidden behind the last two columns. They're throwing bright lights, illuminating two high columns on each side in a soft orange light and creating a criss cross shadow pattern on the ground. The light beams don't reach us. In the far back are a single obelisk and a broken wall getting hit by indirect light. Between the obelisk in the back and the column near us the bright glowing disk of the moon hangs low in the sky like a blue whisp hovering in the temple ruins. The rest of the visible sky is pitch black. The contrast between the orange sand stone or lime stone and the glowing blue moon creates a fascinating visual.
#night
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DoomsdaysCW

The 2024 winter solstice is here: Meaning, date and time, historical significance, and why it matters

by Shannon Cudd

"What is the historical significance of the #solstice?

"Many ancient sites were built to celebrate the winter solstice, including:

- England: The setting sun can be seen between the pillars of #Stonehenge.
- Ireland: A tomb mound called #Newgrange, which predates Stonehenge, was built so the burial chamber is illuminated for 17 minutes at dawn.
- Egypt: The temple of #Karnak aligns with the winter solstice, with the sun’s rays lighting up the place of worship throughout the day.

fastcompany.com/91250015/winte

Fast Company · The 2024 winter solstice is here: Meaning, date and time, historical significance, and why it mattersIn the Northern Hemisphere, the longest night of the year is almost upon us. Saturday, December 21, marks the winter solstice.
#WinterSolstice#History#AncientHistory
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Antinous the Gay God

🪷 Egypt's Temple of #Karnak is the largest religious building ever made ... a place of pilgrimage for thousands of years. The area of the sacred enclosure of Amun alone could hold ten average European cathedrals ... but there are secret chambers which were accessible only to priests ... and modern-day Priest of #Antinous #AntoniusSubia explored these off-limits areas of Karnak. Come with him on his tour of the hidden mysteries of Karnak with exclusive photos: antinousstars.blogspot.com/202 🪷

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Essex Egyptology Group

At our December 3rd meeting (ONLINE via Zoom), Dr Essam Nagy will give a talk on "The Chapel of Osiris-Ptah Neb-ankh"

This chapel is outside the 10th Pylon at Karnak, along the Sphinx Avenue to the Mut Complex, and was built by the 25th Dynasty kings Taharqa & Tanutamun

Dr Nagy is an Egyptologist and the Fieldwork & Engagement Manager for The Egypt Exploration Society. He is the Director of the Osiris-Ptah Neb-ankh Research Project (1/2)

Photo of the excavations at the Chapel of Osiris-Ptah Neb-ankh
#egypt#egyptology#ancientEgypt
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