Egypt restores Great Hypostyle Hall in Karnak Temple
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is implementing a project to restore the Great Hypostyle Hall in Karnak Temple in Luxor, in a bid to reveal the original colors of the Pharaonic inscriptions and subsequently draw more tourists and increase the country’s revenues.
CAIRO — The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is restoring the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Karnak Temple complex in Luxor, with the aim to reveal the original colors of the Pharaonic inscriptions.
During a tour of the site Nov. 10, Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the state-owned Supreme Council of Antiquities, said that the renovation project aims to “remove the dirt and calcification that has accumulated over the years on the walls and columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall in Karnak Temple, and to reveal the original colors of the inscriptions.”
He noted, "The restoration work is in full swing according to a timeline to finish the project as soon as possible,” without explicitly specifying the official date for the completion of the project.
Waziri explained, “The project comes as part of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities’ plan to boost the tourism sector with the start of the winter tourist season and the preparations by Luxor governorate to receive visitors from Egypt and around the world.”
