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Images in this gallery relate to the east bank of the Nile temple called Luxor Temple including night photos and the Avenue of Sphinxes
Luxor Temple Obelisk EG074763jhp Luxor Temple ancient Egypt obelisk granite Ramses cartouche carvings skywards blue located on the east bank of the River Nile at Luxor, Egypt is credited to Ramses 11 as the main builder and these are his massive granite statues that greet the visitor at the entrance to the first pylon. On the side of the huge black granite seats are carvings in excellent state of repair illustrating early the mythology of ancient Egypt, the Union of the Two Lands; Upper and Lower Egypt. Throughout this elegant structure, so much more understandable than the sprawling complex at Karnak, there are examples of the great skills of workmanship that give ancient Egyptian monuments their huge appeal and impact even in these modern days. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, upright, obelisk, granite, skywards, straight, up, side, hieroglyphs, pylon, Ramses 11, Ramesses, Ramasses, cartouche, deep-cut, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, pharaoh, ruler, huge, monumental, promenade, corniche, conservation, water-table, riverbank
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Luxor Temple
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Luxor Temple Obelisk EG074763jhp
Upload Date: 2005-04-20 08:11:21
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Luxor Temple ancient Egypt obelisk granite Ramses cartouche carvings skywards

blue located on the east bank of the River Nile at Luxor, Egypt is credited to Ramses 11 as the main builder and these are his massive granite statues that greet the visitor at the entrance to the first pylon. On the side of the huge black granite seats are carvings in excellent state of repair illustrating early the mythology of ancient Egypt, the Union of the Two Lands; Upper and Lower Egypt. Throughout this elegant structure, so much more understandable than the sprawling complex at Karnak, there are examples of the great skills of workmanship that give ancient Egyptian monuments their huge appeal and impact even in these modern days.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, upright, obelisk, granite, skywards, straight, up, side, hieroglyphs, pylon, Ramses 11, Ramesses, Ramasses, cartouche, deep-cut, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, pharaoh, ruler, huge, monumental, promenade, corniche, conservation, water-table, riverbank