Saturday 4 April 2015

43 PHOTOS OF LUXOR, THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CITY OF THEBES


Dunes and The Nile river just before arriving in Luxor
Arriving to Luxor by train
Dunes and The Nile river just before arriving in Luxor by train.
4000-year-old Karnak Temple dedicated to Amun, Khonsu and Mut
Karnak Temple
4000-year-old Karnak Temple dedicated to Amun, Khonsu and Mut.
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic carvings at Karnak Temple in Luxor
Karnak Temple
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic carvings at Karnak Temple in Luxor.
Sitting Ramesses II Colossus inside Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple
Sitting Ramesses II Colossus inside Luxor Temple.
People working on the fields seen from a Hot Air Balloon above Luxor
People working on the fields
People working on the fields seen from a Hot Air Balloon above Luxor.
Main entrance to Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor
Temple of Hatshepsut
Main entrance to Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor.
Market and mosque in Luxor City located on the East bank of the Nile
Luxor City
Market and mosque in Luxor City located on the East bank of the Nile.
Luxor Temple complex with Abu al-Haggag Mosque
Luxor Temple and Abu al-Haggag Mosque
Luxor Temple complex with Abu al-Haggag Mosque.
Egyptian Man crossing the Nile river from the East Bank to the West Bank
Egyptian Man on boat
Egyptian Man crossing the Nile river from the East Bank to the West Bank.
Boats anchored on the shore of the West Bank of Luxor
Anchored boats
Boats anchored on the shore of the West Bank of the Nile River in Luxor.
Cute lonely donkey by a stone house in Luxor
Egyptian donkey
Cute lonely donkey by a stone house in Luxor.
Osirian columns representing Hatshepsut inside the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor
Temple of Hatshepsut
Osirian columns representing Hatshepsut inside the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor.
Egyptian guide explaining the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor
Tour guide in Luxor
Egyptian guide explaining the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor.
No entry sign inside a temple in Luxor
Luxor no entry sign
No entry sign inside a temple in Luxor.
Alabaster workshop  in Luxor. The use of alabaster dates back from the Pharaonic eras
Alabaster factory
Alabaster workshop in Luxor. The use of alabaster dates back from the Pharaonic eras.
House with Islamic related paintings depicting Mecca in Saudi Arabia. We can also read the word ALLAH (God) written in Arabic
House in Luxor
House with Islamic related paintings depicting Mecca in Saudi Arabia. We can also read the word ALLAH (God) written in Arabic.
View of the Valley of the Kings and Deir al Bahri
Valley of the Kings
View of the Valley of the Kings and Deir al Bahri seen from above.
Cruise ships in Nile River
Luxor Cruise ships
Cruise ships anchored on the Nile River.
Valley of the Queens in Luxor
Valley of the Queens in Luxor
Typical Architecture in Luxor
Luxor Architecture
Typical Architecture in Luxor.
Luxor Railway Station in the East bank
Luxor Railway Station
Luxor Railway Station in the East bank.
Boat crossing over the Nile river
Boat crossing over the Nile river
Luxor city center on the East Bank
Luxor city center
Luxor city center on the East Bank.
Traditional House in Luxor
House in Luxor
Traditional House in Luxor.
Felucca boats in Luxor harbor
Luxor harbor

Felucca boats in Luxor harbor - Nile River.
Street and temple entrance in Luxor's West Bank
Luxor street scene
Street and temple entrance in Luxor's West Bank.
Karnak Temple and palm tree in Luxor
Karnak Temple
Karnak Temple and palm tree in Luxor.
Wall carvings depicting an ancient Egyptian ceremony in Karnak Temple
Karnak Temple
Wall carvings depicting an ancient Egyptian ceremony in Karnak Temple.
Statue inside Luxor Karnak temple
Karnak temple
Statue inside Luxor Karnak temple.
Decorated stone columns  with hieroglyphs at the Karnak temple
Karnak temple
Decorated stone columns with hieroglyphs at the Karnak temple.
Egyptian man with traditional clothes in Luxor
Egyptian man
Egyptian man with traditional clothes in Luxor.
Felucca boat on the Nile river in Luxor
Felucca boat on the Nile
Felucca boat on the Nile river in Luxor.
People working on the plantations of the West Bank of Luxor
Plantations in the West Bank
People working on the plantations of the West Bank of Luxor.
Egyptian woman guide explaining the Temple Complex of Karnak in Thebes
Egyptian woman tour guide
Egyptian woman guide explaining the Temple Complex of Karnak in Thebes.
Columns inside the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor
Temple of Hatshepsut
Columns inside the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor.
Deir Bahri tombs in Luxor's West Bank
Deir al Bahri
Deir al Bahri tombs in Luxor's West Bank.
Row of goat sphinxes at the temple of Karnak
Temple of Karnak
Row of goat sphinxes at the temple of Karnak.
Luxor river side Corniche
Luxor Corniche
Luxor river side Corniche.
Tourists inside Luxor Temple by night
Luxor Temple
Tourists inside Luxor Temple by night.
Hathor, an ancient Egyptian goddess represented as Cow in Hatshepsut Temple
Hatshepsut Temple
Hathor, an ancient Egyptian goddess represented as Cow in Hatshepsut Temple.
Alabaster Factory painted wall in Luxor's West Bank
Alabaster Factory in Luxor
Alabaster Factory painted wall in Luxor's West Bank.
Beautiful night view of the Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple
Beautiful night view of the Luxor Temple.
Village in the region of Luxor seen from above
Village near Luxor
Village in the region of Luxor seen from above.

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