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This is one of two obelisks that originally stood here. This one's mate is in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. Once a year from the Temple of Karnak the images of Amun, Mut, and Khons would be carried down the Nile on a ram-headed boat to Luxor Temple fo rthe Opet Festival, held during flood season. Luxor was Amun's "harem of the south." An avenue lined with sphinxes connected Luxor with Karnak |
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