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Ramses II's Building Boom: The Great Hypostyle Hall
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore Ramses II's monumental building program, focusing on the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak. They discuss how Ramses completed his father Seti I's project, the hall's 134 colossal columns, and the political propaganda behind the reliefs. They also touch on the logistics of quarrying, transporting, and carving stone, and the role of the architect in a society where the pharaoh claimed all credit. The episode covers Ramses' additions at Luxor, Abydos, and the Ramesseum, and the legacy of a pharaoh who remade Egypt's…
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