Monuments of The East Bank

In ancient times, religious processions moved between the Karnak Temple complex and Luxor Temple along a 2.5–kilometer-long paved Avenue of Sphinxes.[....]

Memorial Temples

Egyptologists often distinguish two types of ancient Egyptian temples: cult temples and memorial temples [....]

The Valley Of The Kings

It was called The Great, Noble Necropolis of Millions of Years of Pharaoh [....]

The Valley Of The Queens

The Valley of the Queens, in Arabic Wadi al-Malakat, in ancient times was called Ta Set Nefer [....]

The Tombs Of The Nobles

Of the several thousand nobles’ tombs identified in the Theban Necropolis, nineteen are today open to the public. [....]

                           From" The Illustrated Guide to Luxor" by kent R.Weeks ,published by the American University in Cairo Press. Copyright © 2005 White Star S.p.a