Karnak Temple Complex pillars, Luxor, Egypt. It comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I reigned 1971–1926 BCE in the Middle Kingdom around 2000–1700 BCE and continued into the Ptolemaic Kingdom 305–30 BCE, It is part of the monumental city of Thebes.