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Luxor
As Thebes, it was the capital of the ancient kingdom; today Luxor is known as the world’s greatest open-air musuem, home to some of Egypt’s most famous temples, tombs and monuments.
Throughout its history, Luxor has been known as Thebes, the great capital of the Egyptian Empire; Waset, meaning “city of the sceptre”; Ta ipet which meant “the shrine”; the “city of 100 gates” and many other names. The name Luxor comes from the Arabic word for “palaces”.
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It began to gain importance around 3000 BCE, and eventually became Ancient Egypt’s political, military and religious capital for a period of over 1500 years. Home to a huge number of the country’s architectural monuments, it is an important tourism centre nowadays.
Luxor Temple
An ancient sanctuary surrounded by honking taxis, touts, and strolling families, Luxor Temple’s grandeur has endured more than 3,000 years on the East Bank of the Nile. Linked to Karnak Temple via the Avenue of Sphinxes, Luxor Temple boasts soaring colonnades, elaborate columns, statues, and images of Amenhotep III and Ramses II.
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
Hatchepsut Temple
The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut (c.1478/72-1458 B.C.E.) dates from the New Kingdom. It nestles at the foot of the cliffs in a natural “bay” on the West Bank of Luxor. This area had long been sacred to the goddess Hathor and was the site of the earlier mortuary temple and tomb of King Nebhepetre Mentuhotep (c.2008-1957 B.C.E.) of the Middle Kingdom (ramp visible on the far left). After the introduction of Christianity, Hatshepsut’s temple was used as a monastery, hence its modern name, Deir el-Bahri, Arabic for “Northern Monastery.”
Amazing Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Over the Historical sites in Luxor
Appreciate the majesty of Luxor, once ancient Egypt’s capital, from the air on this sunrise balloon flight, which reaches heights of 1500 feet (450 meters) above desert and Nile. Glide over the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut,
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