The interior of the Egyptian temple of Amen-Re at Karnak is filled by a virtual forest of columns because of the __________
a. sacred nature of the structure
b. weight of the massive stone posts
c. need for surfaces for the many relief sculptures
d. lack of fenestration
e. weight of the massive stone lintels
e
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