#hypostyle hall

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Hypostyle Hall, Ramesseum, Thebes

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The Hypostyle Hall of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt by David Roberts

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Death on the Nile John Guillermin. 1978

Temple Karnak Temple, Luxor City, Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt See in map

See in imdb

Bonus: also in this location

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Hypostyle Hall, Karnak, Egypt. Felix Bonfils, 1875

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“To construct the Hypostyle Hall, the builders laid down the foundations and then the bases of all the columns and the lowest course of blocks for the walls. Next, they buried the whole area with earth. The next course of stones for all the columns and walls were then laid down and they too were buried. Mud brick rams were added to allow the builders to drag the next layer of stone.

The process was completed until the highest part of the roof was finished. The Hyposytle Hall was structurally complete, but there was still much work to do.” [source]

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Heavyweights: Menorca’s pioneers carved out a life using the blocks of limestone that were abundant during the Ice Age on the Spanish island. Those towers, one of 1,000 talayots constructed, are now a candidate for UNESCO’s World Heritage List, a recognition of cultural treasures. The hypostyle hall above (a roof supported by columns) at the Torre d’en Galmés site was attached to a circular home and probably used to store food or keep livestock.

PHOTOGRAPH BY MARCO ANSALONI