Thursday, June 23, 2011

Luxor-Ancient city of Thebes


Yes,Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes.......

Location:Africa.Egypt
Luxor is the premier travel destination in Upper (southern) Egypt and the Nile Valley. The dynastic and religious capital of Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom Egypt. Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open air museum", as the ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor stand within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the River Nile, lie the monuments, temples and tombs on the West Bank Necropolis, which include the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.

Luxor Temple- is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the River Nile in the city today known as Luxor and was founded in 1400 BCE.

Statue at Temple Entrance

Deir el-Bahari or Deir el-Bahri - is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt.

The Colossi of Memnon  are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III.

Migdol entrance to Medinet Habu- is the name commonly given to the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III
Ceiling decoration in the peristyle hall

The next romance cities will be ---TUNIS--- let's go !!




1 comment:

Anonymous said...

nice info!! it make me grab one more map to my journey..