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Original - Karnak, as it appeared in 1838. From a tinted lithograph by Louis Hahge, 1806-1885. Restored from File:Karnacs.jpg.
Reason
Wikipedia ought to feature dozens of scenes from ancient Egypt. Not everything important is available in high resolution format yet; here we have a start: the ruins at Karnac, as recorded in 1838. Very high resolution file; smaller courtesy copy available at File:Karnacs2 couresy copy.jpg. Unrestored version at File:Karnacs.jpg.
Articles this image appears in
Karnak
Creator
Louis Hahge (1806-1885)

Promoted Image:Karnacs2.jpg ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 18:21, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]