Boat shrines of Seti II, built in the time of Seti II, are dedicated to Theban Triad. It is located in the north corner of the first court, behind the northern flank of the first pylon, it consists of three chapels dedicated respectively (from left to right) to Mut, Amun, and Khons, each with niches for the image of the deity. The left most was dedicated to Mut, centeral was dedicated to Amun and right one was dedicated to Khonsu. The foundations, doorwells and first course were made of quartzite. The remainder of the building was sandstone.

circa 1200 BCE

The triple bark shrines would have housed the barks of Mut (west shrine), Amun (central shrine) and Khonsu (east shrine) during the various processions out of the temple made by the statues of the gods. Sety II's stone triple shrine for the barks of Amun-Re, Mut and Khonsu was located outside Karnak’s western entrance of the time. The foundation, the first course of stone, and the doorway are all made of quartzite that probably came from Gebel el-Ahmar near Cario. The rest of the building is made of more ordinary sandstone, probably from Gebel el-Silsila.

circa 1200 BCE

Dimensions
Built out of quartzite and sandstone blocks, the triple Barque Chapel of Seti II, sometimes referred to as the repository of Seti II was known in ancient times as "Castle of Seti Merneptah in the Temple of Amun". Its facade, reaching some 7.1 meters above the surrounding pavement, is marked by sloping walls that are capped by the standard torus (a large convex molding, semicircular in cross section) and cornice. The central doorway measures 4.5 meters high, while the side doorways are each 3.79 meters.

circa 1200 BCE

Deities
It has three deep chambers for the barques of Mut (left), Amun (center) and Khonsu (right). These chambers have no common entryways. The sanctuary consecrated to Mut has two niches in the back and on its wall is a depiction of the barque of of that god. The central chamber has three niches in its rear wall, and likewise contains representations of the barque of Amun.

circa 1200 BCE

Rear Wall
Rear wall of the Barque Shrines bearing inscriptions. Although the Triple Bark Shrine was largely complete before Seti II’s death, except for reliefs on the silicious sandstone doorways of its façade, it may have been a project of the last part of the king’s reign after he had regained control of the Thebaid when the stability of his line was surely foremost in the pharaoh’s consciousness.

circa 1200 BCE

Central Chamber
The central chamber of the Bark Shrine of Seti II was dedicated to Amun. The dimensions of the door (inspect) of the central shrine, where the image of the god Amun-Re would have rested, was large enough to allow a mid-sized bark to enter. On the southern wings of the eastern and western walls of Amun’s chapel are matching scenes in which Seti II offers to the god’s bark. It appears that the shrine underwent three distinct stages in its decoration.

circa 1200 BCE

Western Chamber
Peering into the left most chamber dedicated to Mut. The shrine is called "a place of honoring and praying to all the gods," and it may have served as a place where the average Egyptians could gather within the temple complex and pray. The blocks composing the northeast corner and west wall of the shrine were left undressed (inspect). At the time of its construction, Seti II’s bark shrine was the westernmost building at Karnak Temple’s western entrance.