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The White Chapel of Pharaoh Senusret I, Open Air Museum, Karnak | Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt (20230218_101413.jpg)

The White Chapel of Pharaoh Senusret I, Open Air Museum, Karnak

The White Chapel of pharaoh Senusret I (sesostris I), also referred to as the Jubilee Chapel of Senusret I, was built during the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. During the New Kingdom it was demolished and used as filler for the Third Pylon of the temple of Karnak, Precinct of Amun-Re. In 1927, the dismantled pieces were found inside the Third Pylon of the main temple, constructed in the time of Amenhotep III, at Karnak, and between 1927 and 1930 all of the pieces were carefully removed. These pieces were then assembled into the building that is seen today in the Karnak Open Air Museum.
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