Mosque of Abu el-Haggag, Luxor Temple
Perched above the colonnade several meters above the ground is a colorful mosque. It has been rebuilt many times, and when the Temple was excavated it ended up on stilts
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Roman Enclosure Walls
A roman castrum — a military complex — is visibiel in the enclosure of the temple, and the foundation of the mud-brick enclosure wall is still visible.
Read MoreTemple at Karnak
The enormous temple complex at Karnak is the largest temple still standing in Luxor — in fact, in all of Egypt.
Read MoreGreat Temple of Amun at Karnak
Hypostyle Hall at Karnak
The hypostyle hall of the Great Temple of Amun is about 6000 square meters and is filled with 134 columns, like a great dark forest of stone.
Read MoreEastern Temple of Ramesses II, Karnak
This tiny temple is one of thse called the Temples of the Hearing Ear — meant for temples dedicated to smaller, less important deities associated with Amun
Read MoreTemples of Khonsu and Opet
One of the other larger temples on the ground is the temple of Khonsu and the smaller Opet temple. These are int he southwest corner of the enclosure
Read MoreTemple of Ramesses III
Just inside the first pylon, to the right is the Temple of Ramesses III, a columned festival temple that was probably designed to hold the barques used in the ritual festivals for Amun, Mut, and Knonsu, the “Theban Triad”. A small hypostyle hall leads to the barque shrines. THe entire small temple is fronted by […]
Read MoreShrine of Seti II
This incredibly plain shrine has three chambers decidated to the Theban Triad. It was likely a shrine for a funerary barque
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