Crane in the middle of the structure of the Karnak temple in Luxor

In many of the previous photos, I have shown parts of the great Karnak temple in Luxor, as well as the crane that is there in the structure. In this photo, you can see how the actual size of the structure is pretty huge, and no photo (except for overhead photos) can really convey the true impression of the size of this temple. It seems remarkable that 35 centuries back, people could have constructed this huge temple, with so many artifacts inside it.
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Trees and a crane at the end of a path inside the Karnak temple

In previous photos, a number of them inside the Great Karnak temple in Luxor, some of the photos have been regarding the bad condition of many of the structures inside the temple, as well as some of the restoration work that is happening there. A crane showed up in some of these photos.
In this photo, you can see the crane is actually inside the precints of the temple complex, probably used for moving some of the heavier blocks of stone that make up the temple walls.
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Crane near the Karnak temple structure in Luxor

Many of the ancient sites boasted by Egypt that are extremely popular with tourists are actually very close to civilization. In fact, except for the temple at Abu Simbel, other sites such as the ones in Luxor, or the Pyramids / Sphinx in Giza are all very close to large habitation centers. The photo shows an example of the same, with a crane showcasing some construction work near the Karnak temple in Luxor.
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Construction Crane just behind the Karnak temple complex

Like many other historic sites in Egypt, Karnak too has a lot of modern civilization surrounding it. If you consider Giza (where the pyramids and the Sphinx are very close to urban civilization), then you get an idea of what I am talking about. In this photo, the construction crane is so close to the Karnak temple that you would think that it is actually inside the complex.
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