Akenaten

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The picture on the right shows the two seated figures of Ramesses II at the entrance, along with the remaining obelisk of a pair. The other obelisk is now in Paris. Note the guard sitting at the bottom of obelisk.

There is one relief that remains of Tutankhamun.  See it below in the gallery.

There was a temple during Hatshepsut's time, as evidenced by a small building to house the barques of the gods, incorporated in the Ramesses II entrance hall.

The temple and the Opet were built by Amenhotep III on the site of the older temple dedicated to the local triad, Amun, Khonsu and Mut. He began the processional colonnade.

Tutankhamun finished the processional colonnade as part of his renewal of the temple of Amun after their neglect and defacement during Akenaten's reign.

Then, Horemheb built an avenue of Sphinxes to join the Temple of Karnak and the Luxor Temple for the procession during the Opet Festival. It was, however, not in direct alignment with the Luxor Temple.

Therefore when Ramesses II added the entrance hall, pylons and obelisks, they were skewed at an angle to line up with the avenue of Sphinxes (as shown in this wire frame drawing).

Thanks to Artifice, Inc. for the free download of DesignWorkshop Lite and the 3D model of the Temple. See the Weblinks for a link to the Great Buildings site.

The first shows the temple lit at twilight, as seen from the Corniche along the Nile.

This second picture shows a side view of the first pylon, illustrating its construction technique. Also shown is the Abu'l Haggag Mosque, lit for Ramadan.