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Ancient ruins, Scenic/historic walking area
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Luxor - an East Side story
... in the 13th century, so plenty of history all around here. What remains is reasonably impressive including an avenue of Sphinxes, a giant obelisk at the front gate, some reasonably complete 5m statues in left-foot forward poses and ...
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Sphinx Avenue
... his own style to the construction. For some reason, the entrance to the temple doesn't take you directly down the avenue of sphinxes. Travis and I therefore walked all the way to the end of the avenue and made our way back to the entrance of ...
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CANADA DRY!
... four years back home), Karnak with it's impressive Great Hippostyle Hall of 134 lotus-blossum pillars, and the Avenue of Sphinxes. The Avenue of Sphinxes used to consist of 700 of the human-headed, lion-bodied statues running between the Temple of ...
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Admiring Luxor’s archeological wonders
... was extremely friendly and helpful. Moreover, the place had a roof top restaurant with a great view on Luxor Temple and the Avenue of Sphinxes as well as the West Bank in the distance. For a better historical perspective on ancient ...
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Luxor Temple & Karnak
... a 14th century mosque built smack bang in the middle. This place was largely built for the Opet celebrations. First up is the Avenue of Sphinxes that used to run all the way to the temples of Karnak – 3km away. The current administration is moving ...
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Luxor
... court. From in the courtyard in front of the temples, to the north (left if your back is to the Nile) lies an avenue of Sphinxes (built by Nektanebo). To the South is a 22.5m high obelisk (weighing 227 tons), one of originally two, the other being in ...
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Inappropriate Behavior
... religious festival in Egypt. During the festival the sacred barques of the three gods would be moved from Karnak to Luxor temple along the 2 km Avenue of Sphinxes. The sphinxes here have a ram's head (symbol of Amun) and a lion's body. ...
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Luxor and the Valley of the Kings
... Luxor Temple. After consummation, Amun was carried back to Karnak down the 3 km avenue of sphinxes, still being excavated, that join the temples. Luxor also has a fine modern museum with some exquisite statuary. The archaeological discoveries ...
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Al-Uqsur (Luxor)
... Luxor) Gods, Amun one of the Gods of Creation. As well as the impressive remaining columns and statues, part of the Avenue of Sphinxes also remains. Originally over 3km long and leading all the way to Karnak Temple, the identical Sphinxes lined a ...
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Batteries Low, Memory Low, Bodies giving up...
... it comes around, as they know how badly they depend on it. Fair enough. Like the Luxor temple, this temple once also had an avenue of Sphinxes leading to its entrance though all were plundered and stolen ages ago. Hatshepsut temple aligns ...
Avenue of Sphinxes Map
- Luxor Temple
- Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
- Valley of the Kings
- Temple of Medinat Habu
- Valley of the Nobles
- Abu El-Hagag Mosque
- Temple of Seti I
- Mummification Museum
- Colossi of Memnon
- Tomb of Amenophis II
- Corniche
- Tomb of Amonherkhopeshef
- Obelisk of Thutmoses I
- Tomb of King Tutankhamun (Tut)
- Tomb of Merenptah
- Gurna Village
- Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II)
- Tomb of Queen Nefertari
- Tomb of Ramses III
- Hod-Hod Soliman Hot Air Balloon Rides