During the New Kingdom, the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak was the most important place of worship in Egypt. (Amun-Re was King of the Gods and father to the pharaoh.) The entire temple complex covers ...

IN 1891 Sir Norman Lockyer made a magnetic survey of the axis of the great Temple of Amen-Ra, at Karnak, with the view of determining an astronomical date for the original building.

If you're in search of Luxor's largest (and most impressive) collection of temple ruins, look no further than the Karnak Temple Complex. Located about 2 miles northeast of the Temple of Luxor ...