hypostyle hall 3d model

Great Hypostyle Hall of Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt. COLUMNS: 134 massive papyrus-shaped stone columns, 12 central columns taller (21 meters) with open papyrus capital tops, flanking columns shorter with closed bud capitals. Warm dusty sandstone color, muted beige-ochre, columns covered entirely with deeply carved hieroglyphic inscriptions and painted reliefs — gods, pharaohs, offering scenes, cartouches. CARVINGS & COLOR: Faded paint traces — red, blue, gold, green barely visible on carved reliefs, deeply carved hieroglyphic columns on every surface, sharp relief scenes of Amun-Ra, Ramesses II, Seti I making offerings to gods. LIGHT: Dramatic shafts of golden sunlight entering from high clerestory windows between central and side columns, dust particles in light beams, deep shadows between columns, warm atmosphere. FLOOR: Worn flat sandstone slabs, fine desert sand, ancient and weathered surface. Wide dramatic interior shot, low angle looking up, forest of massive columns re