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Sonnenlicht in der Säulenhalle von Karnak

A sunbeam illuminates the stone floor between massive, hieroglyph-covered papyrus columns in the hypostyle hall of the Karnak Temple complex.

The hypostyle hall at Karnak at half past nine in the morning, one shaft of sun falling between the papyrus columns onto sand-dusted paving, carved sandstone drums orange and ochre, deep blue shadow between the shafts, 24mm Mehr sehen

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