Local Quiz Question

[PEPPERLY]

Hi there I am trying to complete a charity quiz about Egypt and 2 questions have me totally stumped, I would be very grateful for any help. Thanking you in anticipation.
Question 1 as written; A magnificent portal or propylon stands in the avenue leading to the Khons at Karnak. Who s it named after?
Question 2 as written; Except for the pyramids which was the largest building in the whole of ancient Egypt and where was it?
Thanks again for any help given. Pepperly

[shaneystar2]

1 Ptolemey 111 . Khonsu not Khons .

[shaneystar2]

The other one could be The Temple of Hapshepsut but I'm not altogether sure It's a pretty big place .Might give you a lead though for further research .

[jno]

maybe Karnak temple, but it depends how you measure these things. Hatshepsut's temple is big but much of it is the ceremonial approach along the road and up flights of steps; I've no idea if these should be counted as part of the area. The basic area is about 2 hectares; Karnak covered about 100 altogether.

Ptolemy is usually spelt without the E.

[Mosaic]

I'm guerssing Q2 would be the temple of Amun at Luxor.
Luxor was called Thebes by the Greek-speaking Egyptians - actually that would be Thebai in Greek, but iut gets written as Thebes.
The ancient Egyptian name for Thebes was Waset.

[jno]

Karnak temple is bigger than Luxor temple.