Sacred Lake of Karnak

The Sacred Lake at Karnak was used for ritual purification and ceremonies within the Temple of Amun-Ra. The surviving lake is generally attributed to Thutmose III of the Eighteenth Dynasty, not Amenhotep III as stated in the previous record. It formed part of the temple’s carefully organized sacred landscape and service infrastructure. Visitor planning: Internal Karnak POI. Context: Part of the archaeological, architectural or cultural history of ancient and historic Thebes represented across Luxor Governorate. Sacred Lake of Karnak is recorded in the Luxor City area of Luxor. The location record includes the map query Sacred Lake of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt. Plan roughly 10 to 30 minutes for the visit. The current planning record recommends morning as a practical time of day. Expected physical effort is low. Heat exposure is recorded as high. The current crowd-level estimate is medium. The recorded recommended transport mode is walk or ride hail. The current record indicates that admission or an arranged ticket is required; confirm the current terms before visiting. The recorded ticket model is parent ticket. Ticket data status is inherited from parent ticket; reconfirm variable or unverified charges before travel. It is linked to parent record LUX-003 in the destination catalog. Visitor access is currently recorded as parent access. Operational confidence is recorded as medium.