Luxor Tempel |
Colonnade of Amenhotel III, Luxor Temple 1390-1352 BC |
The impressive First Pylon illuminated at night, Luxor Temple |
First Pylon and Obelisk, Luxor Temple |
First Pylon and Obelisk, Luxor Temple |
24m First Pylon of Ramses II 1279-1213 BC |
Luxor Temple |
Luxor Temple |
Luxor Temple |
Colossal statues of Ramses II 1279-1213 BC |
Luxor Temple |
There used to be 2 obelisks...the other is now in Paris |
Avenue of the Spinxes leading to Karnak 3km away |
Sphinx, Luxor Temple |
Sphinx, Luxor Temple |
Once a year, the image of Amun was carried here from Karnak for the Opet Festival |
Sphinx profile and the Obelisk of Luxor Temple |
Sphinx, Luxor Temple |
Sphinx, Luxor Temple |
Chapel of Serapis, Graeco-Roman |
Obelisk and Ramses II |
First Pylon, Luxor Temple |
The other obelisk was given to France in 1831 by Mohammed Ali |
The second obelisk would look better here than in Paris |
Obelisk, Luxor Temple |
The obelisk, made of Aswan granite, is in excellent condition and covered with intricate heiroglyphics |
Obelisk and Ramses II |
Obelisk, Luxor Temple |
Obelisk, Luxor Temple |
Obelisk of Ramses II, Luxor Temple |
Obelisk, Luxor Temple |
Ramses II at the Battle of Qadesh against the Hittites (1274 BC), First Pylon |
Ramses II |
Only the head remains from this statue of Ramses II |
Baboons greeting the sun at the base of the Obelisk |
Baboons greeting the sun at the base of the Obelisk |
Seated Colossus of Ramses II |
There used to be 6 colossi, only 2 remain |
Colonnade of Amenhotep II with two colossi of Ramses II |
Great Court of Ramses II |
Mosque of Abu al-Haggag - most interesting is the doorway height showing the ground level in the 14th C. |
Temple of Thutmosis III, Luxor Temple |
Temple of Thutmosis III - sacred boat shrines of Amun, Mut and Khonsu, Luxor Temple |
Ramses II |
Colonnade of Amenhotep II with two Ramses II |
Ramses II |
Ramses II |
Colonnade of Amenhotep II with two colossi of Ramses II |
Ramses II |
Relief on the side of the Colossus of Ramses II |
Hapy, the god of the Nile Flood |
The hermaphrodite god Hapi binding Upper and Lower Egypt |
Cities of the modern Middle East under tribute to the Egyptian pharoahs |
Representative figures of prisioners from the Levant |
Tutankhamun and his child bride |
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Colonnade of Amenhotep III |
Colonnade of Amenhotep III |
Court of Amenhotep III (Amenophis) closed papyrus capitals |
Clash of Civilizations |
Coronation of Amenhotep III by the god Amun |
Coronation of Amenhotep III (Amenophis) by the god Amun-Ra, 18th Dynasty ca 1370 BC |
Coronation of Amenhotep III (Amenophis) |
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Tutankhamun with his cartouche damaged |
Modification to the Hypostyle Hall for conversion to a Coptic church |
Hypostyle Hall, Luxor Temple |
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Opet Festival - cattle offering - Debbie's potato |
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Tutankhamun's reliefs of the Opet festival were finally completed under Seti I and bear his cartouche |
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Seshet, Thoth's consort, goddess of writing and measurement |
Great Court of Ramses II |
Ramses II |
Great Court of Ramses II |
Great Court of Ramses II |
Great Court of Ramses II |
Great Court of Ramses II |
Great Court of Ramses II |
Great Court of Ramses II |
Great Court of Ramses II |
Min, the god of fertility |
Min, the god of fertility |
Ramses II |
Ramses II |
Ramses II and the Colonnade of Amenhotep III |
Ramses II and the Colonnade of Amenhotep III |
Seated colossus of Ramses II and the Obeslisk |
Ramses II and the First Pylon |
Ramses II |
Debbie and Roy with the head of Ramses II, Luxor Temple |
The Obelisk of Luxor Temple |
Luxor Temple |