Thursday, July 23, 2009

The Luxor Temple

This is the Luxor Temple and it is over 4000 years old. It is also known as the ancient site of Thebes.
Here is one of the obelisks


Here is a statue, I think it is Ramses II. You can see his wife in the lower left corner.

Here is a Muslim Mosque that was built inside the temple. It was built when sand covered most of the lower portion of the temple. You can see where the bottom of the building was and where it is now that all of the sand has been removed.
All Egyptian statues either have the feet together or the left foot forward. It is to signify one step towards heaven.
The Luxor Temple at sundown.
Sphinxes used to line the road from the Luxor Temple to the Karnak Temple. Now, a row of them remain with local roads cutting through the middle of the temples.
You can see the sphinxes lining both sides of the road.