Pillars of the Hypostyle Hall in Karnak temple covered by architraves

When the Hypostyle Hall was re-discovered, it was in a mess. Now, if you visit it, it looks fairly nice. A majority of the pillars are all in position, the carvings and paintings on many of them look as if they were done only a few decades back, and in many of the cases, even the architraves on top of the pillars is in place (although the overall roof of the Hypostyle Hall has fallen down and most of the pillars are exposed to the elements).
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