Luxor temple

On our third day in Luxor we visited the Luxor Museum and then went on to see the Luxor temple. It was built by Amenophis 3 in about 1350 BC and added to by Ramses 2 and others. Its avenue of sphinxes is supposed originally to have joined up to the temple at Karnak. Near the first pylon is a tall obelisk (its pair is in Paris) and statues of Ramses 2. We came back again in the evening to see it all floodlit: the lights show up the carvings very well. Before catching thy night train to Cairo we had another meal at Marhaba.

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The avenue of sphinxes	The avenue of sphinxes
The avenue of sphinxes	Luxor temple, papyrus bundle and bud columns
The hypostyle hall at Luxor temple	View of the Nile from hotel balcony
Sunset over the Nile from hotel balcony	Sunset over the Nile from hotel balcony
Sunset over the Nile from hotel balcony	Sunset over the Nile from hotel balcony
Sunset over the Nile from hotel balcony	Luxor temple at night as seen from street
Luxor temple obelisk at night	Statues of Ramses 2
Statues of Ramses 2	Luxor temple at night
Court of Amenophis 2 at night	Court of Amenophis 2 at night