Temple of Luxor Egypt

 

Entry to the Temple of Luxor
Known as the First Pylon

Following a dinner by the Nile, we entered the Temple of Luxor, which is on the East side of the Nile in Luxor (ancient Thebes). 

The temple dates to about 1400 BCE. The area was a fortress during the Roman period.

Tutankhamun & wife Ankhesenamun
2023, Geoffrey W. Sutton

Ramses II, Luxor Temple, 2023
Geoffrey W. Sutton

The Avenue of the Sphinxes - Luxor Temple

The Courtyard of Ramses II

Temple Information

The major contributor was Rameses II.

Other contributors to the temple complex include Tutankhamun, Horemheb, Merenpetah, Seti I, Ramses III, IV and VI, Alexander the Great.

Dedication- To the king of the gods, Amnon, his consort Mut, and their son Khons.

The excavation of the buried temple began in 1884.

The Rulers

Story boards near the entrance offer basic information on the ruler who contributed to the temple complex. Here are those images (all dates are BCE).

Hatshepsut, 1473

Amenhotep III, 1390

Tutankhamun, 1332

Ramses II, 1279

Pinedjem I, 1070

Nectanebo I, 379

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