Friday, September 23, 2011

Luxor


If you are curious enough to re-exploring Luxor go visiting the landmarks of the east bank of the Great Nile river in Luxor and to start of with:

The Karnak Temple, universally known only as Karnak located nearby the River Nile in the city  Luxor, describes a vast conglomeration of ruined temples, chapels, pylons and other buildings. It is located near Luxor in Egypt the main place of worship of the Theban  with god Amun as its head. The key difference between Karnak and most of the other temples and sites in Egypt is size of the temple and although Few of the individual features of Karnak are unique, but the size and number of features are overwhelming.

Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located also nearby the River Nile in the city Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was founded in 1400 BC. the temple was dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut, and Chons and was built during the New Kingdom, the focus of the annual Opet Festival, in which a cult statue of Amun was paraded down the Nile from nearby Karnak Temple to stay there for a while, with his consort Mut, in a celebration of fertility.



After having your breakfast at your hotel, you will continue to re-exploring Luxor, but this time by going visiting  the landmarks of the west bank of the Great Nile river in Luxor and to start of with:

The Valley of the Kings is one of the most important historical sightseeing in Egypt , The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the Theban . The Valley consists of two valleys, East Valley (where the majority of the royal tombs situated) and West Valley. The royal tombs are decorated with scenes from Egyptian mythology and give clues to the beliefs and funerary rituals of the period. All of the tombs seem to have been opened and robbed in antiquity, but they still give an idea of the opulence and power of the rulers of this time.



The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut it is a colonnaded structure, which was designed and implemented by Senemut, royal steward and architect of Hatshepsut (and believed by some to be her lover), to serve for her posthumous worship and to honor the glory of Amun. The unusual form of Hatshepsut's temple is explained by the choice of location, in the valley basin of Deir el-Bahri, surrounded by steep cliffs. Unfortunately most of the statue ornaments are missing, but the statues of Osiris in front of the pillars of the upper colonnade, also the sphinx avenues in front of the court, and the standing, sitting, and kneeling figures of Hatshepsut are still existing.

The Colossi of Memnon (known to locals as el-Colossat, or es-Salamat) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For the past 3400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor. The twin statues depict Amenhotep III (fl. 14th century BC) in a seated position, his hands resting on his knees and his gaze facing eastwards (actually SSE in modern bearings) towards the river. Two shorter figures are carved into the front throne alongside his legs: these are his wife Tiy and mother Mutemwiya. The side panels depict the Nile god Hapy.



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