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Luxor
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| Luxor Temple |
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Out view of Luxor temple where we can see the mosque and Nile. |
The main entrance of Luxor temple where we can see the statues of Ramsis
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The open court of columns in Luxor temple |
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Karnak temple |
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Located on the East bank of the Nile. It was built by several great kings
of Egypt such as king Ramsis II, King Tutmosis III, queen Hatshepsut. It
was dedicated to the triad of Thebes; God Amun Ra, Goddess Mut and God
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The ramp head sphinx avenue |
Karnak Temple -The ramp head sphinx avenue |
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The great colonnade hall |
Capitals of the the magnificent columns which were erected
in the colonnade hall |
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Hatshepsut Temple |
| The temple built in El dier El bahary on the
west bank of the Nile in Luxor by queen Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt for
almost 20 years, She choose a very well protected location as it is
surrounded by the mountains. |
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| Out view of the temple where we can see the mountains
surrounding it and of course protecting it |
The temple of queen Hatshepsut in El Dier El Bahary on the
West bank of Luxor
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| Statues of queen Hatshepsut represented in a mummified
form and in the same time represented completely like a man |
One of the Hathoric columns which were decorating the
temple of queen Hatshepsut
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Valley of the kings and Valley of
the queens |
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The great kings of Egypt choose a great location between
the mountains of West bank in Luxor to be the main valley for their tombs.
All the tombs in the Valley of the Kings were curved in the mountains with
hidden entrances to avoid robberies
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| The upper lid of King Merenptah's coffin from his tomb |
Out
view of Valley of the queens |
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