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Year of the earthquake that destroyed the Temples at Thebes? |
Travel Info I asked this Q last year and had no replies Travel Tips As far I can determine the Temple of Luxor or Waset as it was known in the Dynastic eras has never suffered greatly from earthquake. Certainly not to the point of being destroyed.The precinct has been actively in use since Dynastic times. After the Egyptian Empire fell the Romans used it as a garrison and it was then the site of one of the earliest Mosques built in Egypt. Since its construction the Mosque has been in continual use and like the ruins of the temple shows no evidence of damage by earthquake. There have been several earthquakes and severe tremors in Egypt throughout history. As can be seen by the cracks inside the Kings Chamber of The Great Pyramid.Every one of the granite facing block is cracked. These cracks have been assessed by experts as not being due to stress but by the result of a localised seismological activity. The Temple complex of Karnak also shows evidence of the effects of disturbance by seismological action. The last recorded damage being in the 1800s. It is recorded by accepted sources that the noise made by the cracking and falling to the ground of one of the large cross lintels, could be heard for several miles. Seismological disturbances of minimal to quite considerable degrees have been recorded in Islamic historical records during the 12th and 13th century of the modern era. There was a disturbance of quite significant scale in the 1950s and of course the disastrous earthquake of 1992. However despite the great lose of life that resulted. There was no reported stress fractures damage or destruction to historical sites as a result of these later events. Source(s): Final yr.Egypology student. Other Travel Tips Thebes was the capital of Wasel with the temple of Ramses and with the Luxor Temple in the heart of Thebes.. The earthquake 27BC caused some damage. Karnak was destroyed 2 to 3 centuries later. I would say 1000 - 3000 bc. Somewhere there! Funny you should ask....a frenchman discovered how the pyramids were built and has the best concept and now he has figured out your question too. You should google it and the answer will come up. I don't know and can't tell you because I am not the French guy. my theory is a lot of it was done to build new homes. what else would you do with all that stone besides go and get some more from aswan. it was there lets build a new house they built the Mosque in the middle of Luxor temple . the biggest earthquake i can find is 27 bc. and the romans did modify some temples like Comombo. i came on to ask a Question for a quick reply, how do I go about reporting a violation order. when i did not. interesting been looking at the answers. |
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