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.
Conservationists restore some of the hieroglyphic murals along the roof of the Great Hypostyle Hall next to a column bearing a representation of the Egyptian god Amun-Min in the Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, Jan. 17, 2022.
Conservationists restore some of the hieroglyphic murals along the roof of the Great Hypostyle Hall next to a column bearing a representation of the Egyptian god Amun-Min in the Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, Jan. 17, 2022. - Amir Makar/AFP via Getty Images
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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.”

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