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The Luxor temple lies at the southern end of the Thebes temple complex on the east bank of the Nile river. It extends from northeast to southwest over an area of 260m x 80m and is connected to the Karkak temples through a 2 km long sphinx avenue. The temple was built during the reign of the New Kingdom pharaoh Amenhotep III (1390-1352 BC) and expanded under Ramses II. The temple is dedicated to the worship of the Egyptian god Amun, his wife Mut and the moon god Khons. The temple ruins are impressive, starting with the mighty pylon at the northeastern end through a series of halls and columnades.


01 Sphinx avenue	02 First pylon and obelisk	03 Red granite obelisk	04 Red granite obelisk	05 Red granite obelisk	06 Red granite obelisk	07 Carvings on red granite obelisk


08 Carvings on red granite obelisk	09 Temple entrance	10 Bust of pharao	11 Inside the temple


12 Connecting stones with carvings	13 Stone carvings depicting pharaos and Egyptian gods	14 Abu el-Haggag mosque


15 Sitting Ramesses II statue	16 Sitting Ramesses II statue	17 Stone carvings	18 Egyptian god Thoth	19 Stone carvings	20 Isis goddess


21 Broken columns	22 Carvings on obelisk	23 Carvings on obelisk	24 Hypostyle hall	25 Bas-relief	26 Bas-relief	27 Statues of pharao and queen


28 Hypostyle hall	29 Hypostyle hall	30 Colonnade	31 Pillars	32 Hypostyle hall


33 Hypostyle hall	34 Hypostyle hall	35 Bas-relief with original colours	36 Bas-relief	37 Bas-relief	38 Gate


39 Double row of columns	40 Hypostyle hall	41 Hypostyle hall	42 Hypostyle hall	43 Hypostyle hall at night


44 Hypostyle hall at night	45 Luxor temple at night	46 Columns at night


47 Luxor temple at night	48 Luxor temple at night

Other Luxor galleries: Temples of Karnak ▪ Temple of Hatshepsut ▪ Memnon Colossi ▪ Valley of Kings ▪ Nile river in Luxor ▪ Nile River Feluccas

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