Built on the site of the ancient city of Thebes, Luxor is one of Egypt’s prime tourist destinations. People have been visiting the magnificent monuments of Luxor, Karnak, Hatshepsut and Ramses III for thousands of years. Feluccas and old barges shuffle along the Nile between the luxury hotel ships of the Hilton and Sheraton cruising to and fro Cairo and Aswan. Luxor Temple was built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III (1390-1352 BC) on the site of an older temple built by Hatshepsut and added to by Tutankhamun, Ramses II, Nectanebo, Alexander the Great and various Romans. Excavation work has been under way since 1885. The Temples of Karnak is a spectacular series of monuments that were the main place of worship in Theban times. They can be divided into the Amun Temple Enclosure, which is the largest; the Mut Temple Enclosure on the south side; and the Montu Temple Enclosure. The lonely statues of the Colossi of Memnon are the first things most people see when they arrive on the West bank, though the Valley of the Kings, including the spectacular tombs of Nefertari and Tutankhamun, are the big attraction. Luxor is accessible from Cairo by buses or trains, which run every day.

Luxor Temple

The great temple which was built on the East bank of the river Nile in Luxor, it was connected to Karnak temple to be used together through the festivals.

 

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

Karnak Temple

The 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 Khonsu.

 

Valley of the kings

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

 

Valley of the queens

Queens of Egypt were same as kings buried in hidden tombs in the mountains of West bank in Luxor in a place we call it Valley of the Queens.

 

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