The Southern Pylons The Southern Pylons were built, rebuilt and reused by many successors of kings in ancient
Egypt. We can only see the remains of these pylons. Most of the blocks located at the
southern side of the Karnak temple were discovered after one of the biggest excavation
findings in the world. Archeologists found more than 18000 pieces, mostly from bronze or
stones. The most significant ones are the reused blocks of stones that were used to build the
temple of Akhenaten before the capital of Ancient Egypt moved to Tell El-Amarna. Also, the
great Colossi were found in the same area. From the stones, we can see that the art style of
Amarna was absolutely marvelous.
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