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<< Our Photo Pages >> Temple of Luxor - Ancient Temple in Egypt in Upper Egypt (South)

Submitted by Thorgrim on Saturday, 29 January 2005  Page Views: 8655

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Temple of Luxor Alternative Name: Thebes
Country: Egypt
NOTE: This site is 0.364 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Upper Egypt (South) Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Luxor
Latitude: 25.700360N  Longitude: 32.639380E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Temple of Luxor
Temple of Luxor submitted by Thorgrim : The obelisk and pylon of Rameses II at Luxor (ancient Thebes). Dating from about 1250 BC. The temple of Amun-Ra. Now that really is a megalith! (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in Egypt

In the ancient city of Wst, or Thebes according to the Greeks. Largely built during 18th and 19th dynasty.
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Temple of Luxor
Temple of Luxor submitted by Thorgrim : Ramses II at the Temple of Amun-Ra. You get an idea of the scale when you realise that the figures in the lower relief are life size. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Temple of Luxor submitted by durhamnature : Luxor viewed from the Nile, old painting from "Holy Land..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Temple of Luxor submitted by Swinside : Two carved figures on left hand side of Ramesses II throne (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Temple of Luxor submitted by Swinside : Carved figure of Seshat on statue of Ramesses II (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Temple of Luxor submitted by Swinside : Great Court of Luxor Temple (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Temple of Luxor submitted by Swinside : Colonnade of Amenhotep III

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Temple of Luxor submitted by neolithique02 : Temple of Luxor

Temple of Luxor
Temple of Luxor submitted by Thorgrim : Dating from 1350 -1050 BC, the Temple of Amun-Ra at Thebes (Luxor) was built for Amenophis III and finished for Rameses II.

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Temple of Luxor submitted by karolus : Luxor at night, 2020

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Temple of Luxor submitted by Swinside : Two stone-carved figures on wall of the Temple

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Temple of Luxor submitted by Swinside : Seated statues of Amenhetep III with his wife, in the Colonnade

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Temple of Luxor submitted by Swinside : Seated statues

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Temple of Luxor submitted by Swinside : Hieroglyphics on rear side of a statue

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Temple of Luxor submitted by Swinside : Statue of Ramesses II

Temple of Luxor
Temple of Luxor submitted by Swinside : Great Court of Luxor Temple

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Temple of Luxor submitted by Swinside : Hypostyle Hall from town side of Temple

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Temple of Luxor submitted by neolithique02 : Temple of Luxor

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Temple of Luxor submitted by davidmorgan : Statue of Ramses II. March 2000.

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Temple of Luxor submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing from "Holy Land...." via archive.org

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Temple of Luxor submitted by AlexHunger : Amenhotep III and his wife in the colonade of the Temple of Luxor.

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Temple of Luxor submitted by AlexHunger : Luxor Colonade.

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Temple of Luxor submitted by AlexHunger : Rear Of the Temple of Luxor, dedicated to the Gods Ammon and Opet and connected to the temple of Karnak and Mut by and Avenue of Sphynxes.

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Temple of Luxor submitted by AlexHunger

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Temple of Luxor submitted by Thorgrim : This standing stone is HUGE - see other photo on Luxor site to get a sense of scale. The Temple of Amun-Ra.

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 921m NNE 31° Luxor Museum* Museum
 1.8km NE 50° Luxor Temple of Mut* Ancient Temple
 2.0km NE 45° Luxor Avenue of Sphinxes* Carving
 2.4km NE 41° Karnak Temple of Osiris and Opet* Ancient Temple
 2.5km NE 42° Karnak Temple of Khons* Ancient Temple
 2.7km NE 38° Karnak Temple of Amun Ra* Ancient Temple
 2.7km NE 45° Karnak Sacred Lake* Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 2.8km NE 47° Akhmenu* Ancient Temple
 2.9km NE 39° Karnak White Chapel of Senusret I* Ancient Temple
 2.9km NE 39° Karnak Chapel of Thutmose IV* Ancient Temple
 2.9km NE 39° Karnak Chapel of Amenhotep I* Ancient Temple
 2.9km NE 40° Karnak Shrine of Hatshepsut* Ancient Temple
 2.9km NE 39° Karnak Thutmose IV's Temple of Amun* Ancient Temple
 2.9km NE 43° Karnak Temple of Ptah* Ancient Temple
 3.0km NE 45° Karnak Temple of Montu* Ancient Temple
 3.7km NW 308° Colossi of Memnon* Carving
 3.7km NNW 344° El Gurna Temple of Seti I* Ancient Temple
 3.7km NW 308° Palace of Amenhotep III* Ancient Palace
 4.1km NW 316° Ramesseum* Ancient Temple
 4.2km NW 318° Temple of Thutmose III* Ancient Temple
 4.2km NW 317° Temple of Amenhotep II* Ancient Temple
 4.2km WNW 298° Medinet Habu Ptolemeic Temple* Ancient Temple
 4.2km NW 314° Temple of Thutmose IV* Ancient Temple
 4.2km NW 316° Palace of Ramses II* Ancient Palace
 4.3km WNW 299° Medinet Habu Shrine of Hapshesut* Ancient Temple
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