Luxor Temple sits in the middle of Luxor, only a few blocks down from our hotel and an easy walk from the curved corniche and its restaurants and stalls. The temple is dedicated to the Theban triad — Amun-Min, Mut, and Khonsu.

The hypostyle hall has 32 papyrus columns, most of which remain intact, a veritable forest of stone

The original part of the temple was built by Amenhotep III and dedicated to Amun, who Amenhotep claimed was his father (all pharaohs were descended of gods, of course!)

This colonnaded court was built by Ramesses the Great and is surrounded by a double-row of papryus-bud columns.

The temple of Amun is the core of the Temple of Karnak and it was updated, enlarged, and decorated by pharaohs for over 1300 years

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.