Hatshepsut

     One ruler who made significant contributions to the expansion of Karnak was the female Pharoah Hatshepsut. The statue in the picture above depicts Hatshepsut in a "devotional attitude" (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). While this statue wasn't displayed in Karnak, instead at her temple in Deir el-Bahri, the article "The New Kingdom Begins in Egypt" writes that she "added two grand obelisks at the entrance" (Steiger). It also states that she built the Red Chapel, which was "a shrine that housed the sacred barque, a boat that carried the deceased kings on their journey to the afterlife" (Steiger). Since this boat is what carried Amun-Re "on his nightly journey from the west at sundown to the east, where he would rise each morning" (Steiger), this was a significant religious contribution to Karnak. 

Citations:

“Hatshepsut in a Devotional Attitude | New Kingdom | The Met | Gallery 115 | The Met | Sculptures of The Female Pharaoh Hatshepsut | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Egyptian.” Pinterest, www.pinterest.com/pin/106467978675131506/. The Met Link: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544446?sortBy=Title&where=Egypt&ao=on&od=on&ft=115&offset=40&rpp=20&pos=54

"The New Kingdom Begins in Egypt." Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History, edited by Jennifer Stock, vol. 1: Africa, Gale, 2014, pp. 18-22. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3728000017/GVRL?u=mnanorman&sid=GVRL&xid=5ff2814e. Accessed 30 Apr. 2019.