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No where in the world has such wealth
and antiquities of mankind been preserved as it has been
in luxor
This ancient city is part old "thebes the hundred gated
" which welcomed visitors from all the countries of
the ancient world located 670 km south of cairo , luxor
still attracts thousands of visitors. each step you take
covers an historic area , each stone recalls a legend
No other place in Egypt hosts so many Egyptian monuments
and tombs (around 7000 tombs). It is one of Egypt's most
attractive places for tourists seeking both adventure and
knowledge.
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| Valley
of The Kings |
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On the west bank of the Nile where
the sun set lies the city of the dead " The valley of the
kings" which the pharaohs chose as their eternal resting-place.
It contains a large number of tombs whose discoveries astonished
the world at large & still does. The Valley of the Kings
in Upper Egypt contains many of the tombs of pharaohs from
the New Kingdom, including Ramesses the Great. Tuthmose
III, Horemheb's tomb, Ramesses VI's tomb and the most well
known tomb is the tomb of Tutankhamun which is famous as
it was the only tomb found intact as it evidently had remained
hidden until its discovery in 1922. This was in fact a very
minor Pharaoh who was murdered at the age of 18 - the treasures
in the other tombs must have been quite unimaginable. You
can see their tombs furnished & decorated with paintings
which symbolize the life history of the kings , his battles
& victory, you can see their gold coffins , food & a variety
of drinks which they will need in the after life as they
believed. On the walls , we can see the trip of judgment
by the God Osoris, where hi s heart would be weighed in
a balance against a feather & if it was not heavy with sins
, the pharaoh would enjoy a pleasant life on the land of
Osoris .
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| Valley
of The Queens |
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Like
the valley of the kings, Pharaohs didn't hesitate to make
a valley for the burial of their Queen. It is called the
" Place of Beauty" . This area was used for the wives and
children of the Roayal Family. The most notable is the tomb
of Queen Nefertari, the dearest wife of Ramses the second,
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| Colossi
of Memnon |
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The
Temple which must have enclosed the two gigantic statues
was ruined long ago , but these two seated figures of pharaoh
Amenophis the third remain, giving mute testimony to the
greatness of their maker more than 3000 years after his
death. When they suffered cracks, the Greeks named them
after Memnon, the legendary hero killed at the Trojan war,
who each morning , called his mother Eos, the dawn goddess,
and she bewailed him shedding tears that were the dewdrops. |
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Luxor
Temple |
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The
magnificent Luxor Temple which inspired Verdi to wrote his
famous masterpiece Opera Aida , lies on the East bank of
the Nile & it was dedicated to the great wife of god Amoun
. It has a unique design which differs from all other Temples,its
huge pillars which shaped as the Papyrus flower and the
lotus set up especially to sympolize the unification of
upper and lower egypt .. This Temple represents more than
one religion at one place as it shows the remains of the
ancient Christian church next to Abu Haggag Mosque. At first
it is difficult to imagine that the Luxor Temple is a "
minor " one, but a short ride to the awe-inspiring Temple
in Karnak will bring you face-to-face with pharaonic Egypt's
greatest monument of all. |
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| Karnak
tempel |
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The
complex of Karnak , it consists of several temples of great
beauty , which is used by all kings ruled Egypt leaving
a symbol of them in it in order to keep their name immortal
along history, situated 3km north of luxor temple , the
two temple were linked by an avenue of sphinxes , each sphinx
protects, between its forelegs, a standing statue of the
king-- Ramesses II.. It is considered one of the greatest
building in the world with its great gates Its greatness
does not stop at the entrance of the Temple but as you go
further inside the Temple , you will be astonished by the
great columns in the Hypostyle Hall . Other Significant
landmarks of the temple is the Sacred Lake used for purification
in which the king was swimming in it with gods as they believed. |
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Hatshepsut
Tempel
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Inspired
by a funerary temple of the Middle Kingdom , the architect
of Queen Hatshepsut Senenmout, built one of the most beautiful
monuments of ancient Egypt, the style of which was never
repeated, It is built as a series of terraces on a grand
scale, with stark colonnades blending in with the grooved
mountainside which rises behind the temple. Senenmut, who
was her architect, designed the temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
It was set at the head of a valley overshadowed by the Peak
of the Thebes, the "Lover of Silence". Reliefs on the south
side of the middle terrace show the queen’s expedition by
way of the Red Sea to Punt, the land of incense. Along the
front of the upper terrace, a line of large, gently smiling
Osiris statues of the queen looked out over the valley.
In the shade of the colonnade behind, brightly painted reliefs
decorated the walls. Throughout the temple, statues and
sphinxes of the queen proliferated. |
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| Denderah
& Abydos |
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Denderah ,The Temple lies 160 km
from Luxor, it is dedicated to the Goddess Hathour, the
wife of God Horus . It is the best preserved Temple for
Goddess. Don't forget to visit the Temple of her husband
God Horus at Edfu.
Abydos One of the oldest
necropolis in Egypt. The beautiful temple of God Osoris,
constructed by King Seti the first , one of the kings
of the 19th dynasty. The temple is located at the north
of Luxor.
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| Sound &
Light At Karnak |
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The
spectacle displays the past of the eternal city of Thebes
whose ancient monuments are a living evidence to its historical
importance. The ancient monuments of this city are displayed
in a an interesting artistic manner ranging from clear portrayal
and entraining narration to pictorial representation with
musical background. |
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| Madinet
HABU |
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It
lies on the Western bank of the Nile at Luxor. The Temple
is considered the best decoration and the biggest existence
of colors which preserved through time and appears as if
it is drawn not yesterday night but today morning. |
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