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285 images Created 23 May 2019

Egypt - Luxor and West Bank

Luxor and the West Bank are the gateway to the amazing Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens and a collection of pharaonic mortuary temples
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  • Heading out on an evening fishing trip on the River Nile at dusk
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  • Hot Air Balloon ride over the Luxor area in the vicinity of the Tombs of the Nobles and Ramesseum
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  • Hot Air Balloons over the West Bank of Luxor at Sunrise
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  • Hot Air Balloons flying over the West Bank of Luxor at Sunrise
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  • Orange and red colored puffy stratus clouds prior to sunrise in Luxor.
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  • Sunrise in rural Luxor
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  • Sun rising above the horizon behind the minaret of a Mosque in rural Luxor
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  • Sun rising above the minaret of the mosque just off Luxor Bridge road in Luxor
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  • Pathway leading to the Nile River at the Jolie Ville Hotel on Kings Island
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  • Looking across the Nile River at the village on the West Bank from the Infinity swimming pool at the Jollie Ville resort on King's Island
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  • Relaxing along the Nile River in Luxor Egypt
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  • Infinity swimming pool at the Jolie Ville hotel \ Resort on Kings Island, Luxor Egypt
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  • Cast Net Fishing on the Nile River at Sunrise
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  • In front of the 2nd Pylon stand collusal statues of Rameses II and a solitary remaing column
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  • Sun setting over a village on the west bank of the river Nile in Luxor Egypt
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  • Sun setting over the river Nile in Luxor Egypt
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  • Colossal Granite statue of Rameses II by the entrance to the Hypostyle hall of Karnak Temple
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  • Colossal Statue of Ramses II  by the gate of the second pylon at Karnak Temple
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  • Osiride Statues of Thutmose I in the Wadjet Hall, located between the fourth and fifth pylons of Karnak Temple complex
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  • Massive sandstone and mud brick columns in the hypostyle hall of the Temple of Amun-Re in the Karnak Temple complex
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  • Great Hypostyle Hall of Karnak comprises of 134 gigantic stone columns with 12 larger columns standing 80 feet high lining the central aisle
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  • Sunset at Karnak Temple in Luxor
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  • Vivid colors of sunset over Karnak Temple in Luxor
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  • Closed Papyrus columns of the Temple of Thutmose III in the Karnak Temple complex
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  • The Festival Hall of Thutmose III (Akh-menu) is an ancient shrine located at the heart of the Precinct of Amun-Re, in the Karnak Temple Complex
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  • Dusk falls over the sphinxes, which combine the body of a lion with the head of a ram, that flank the entrance to the First Pylon of Karnak Temple
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  • Sun sets over the Restoration work on the Ninth Pylon at the Temple of Amun at Karnak, Luxor Egypt
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  • Father and son riding a Cargo Tricycle motorbike alongside the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III in the West Bank directly across the Nile from Thebes
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  • Camel stands across the road fron the abandoned El qurna village in the West Bank of the River Nile
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  • The Colossi of Memnon stand guard at the entrance to Pharaoh Amenhotep III's memorial temple on the West Bank of the Nile in Luxor
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  • Shopkeeper in the village of Al Bairat welcomes tourists to Medinet Habu Temple which is located nearby
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  • Entrance to the ruins of the ancient fortress Medinet Habu, Luxor, Egypt.
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  • The Migdol and the chapel of the Divine Votaresses at Medinet Habu Temple
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  • Colorful battle scenes depicting the king's wars in Syria on the huge gate in the shape of a Syrian fort
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  • The second Court of the Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu
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  • Relief of Pharaoh between Amun and Ptah in Medinet-Habou, Temple of Ramses III
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  • Columns and Porticos of the second court at Medinet Habu Temple
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  • Guard at Medinet Habu, the Mortuary Temple of Ramses III
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  • Columns and Porticos of the second court at Medinet Habu Temple
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  • Looking North through the columns of the second courtyard portico in the temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu
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  • The western Portico and walls of the second court are decorated with painted reliefs showing Rameses III offering to various deities.
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  • Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu -  Hieroglyphs on the broken columns in the third courtyard
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  • The Great Hypostyle Hall with a statue of Ptah in the background
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  • Remains of the reliefs in the Shrine of the sacred barque of Amun in Medinet Habu Temple
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  • Statues from the Temple of Amenhetep III reused by Rameses III in the third Hypostyle hall at Medinet Habu Temple.
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  • Valley of The Nobles is located on the west bank of Luxor in the  Sheik Abd El-Korna area, with the storage bins at the Ramesseum in the foreground
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  • The Ramesseum from the Storage Bins located at the rear of the Temple
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  • A portico of Osiris columns in front of the Hypostyle Hall at Ramesseum Temple
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  • Painted columns in Ramesseum, temple of Ramesses II
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  • Remains of a large statue of  Ramses II at the Ramesseum in Luxor
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  • Fallen Colossus of Ramses II, Ramseseum, Thebes, Egypt
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  • Anubis, the god who ushered souls into the afterlife, at the Ramesseum in Luxor
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  • Mortuary Temple of Seti I,
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  • Decorated corridor inside the tomb of Rekhmire from the 18th Dynasty at the Theban Necropolis Tombs of the Nobles
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  • Hieroglyphics from the wall of Rekhmira's Tomb
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  • The collection of Taxes from cities of Middle Egypt
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  • Meryt is pictured holding a vessel, which presumably contains myrrh, towards Sennefer's nose
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  • A small but well decorated tomb (TT96, sometimes known as the "Tomb of the Vineyards" due to its decoration), located in the Sheikh Abd el-Qurna district of the Theban Necropolis opposite Luxor in Egypt
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  • Image of Sennefer inhaling the fragrance of  a Lotus flower
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  • TT69 is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian official named Menna, whose titles included ‘Overseer of Fields of Amun’, and ‘Overseer of Fields of the Lord of the Two Lands’
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  • Thebian Tomb 69 - Chapel Tomb of Mena
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  • Looking toward the First Pylon of Luxor Temple at night, from the Avenue of the Human Headed Sphinxes
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  • Avenue of the Sphinxes leading to Luxor Temple entrance
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  • An avenue of human headed sphinxes of over 3 km once connected the temples of Karnak and Luxor
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  • An avenue of human headed sphinxes connecting the temples of Karnak and Luxor
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  • An avenue of human headed sphinxes of over 3 km once connected the temples of Karnak and Luxor
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  • Hieroglyphics on Columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt
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  • The columns of the Court of Amonhotep III in Luxor Temple
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  • The Court of Amonhotep III with double rows of papyrus columns on three sides.
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  • The Floodlit columns of the court of Amenhotep III Temple of Luxor
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  • Colossal statues of Rameses II at the entrance of Luxor Temple
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  • Floodlit entrance to Luxor Temple, in Egypt, via the Pylon of Ramesses II
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  • Illuminated view of Hieroglyphic carvings on the columns in Luxor Temple
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  • Walking between the illuminated Columns ,with clustered papyrus bud capitals, in Court of Amenhotep III
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  • Throngs of tourists at the Luxor Temple prior to the Sound and Light show
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  • Tourist crowds at the Luxor Temple
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  • Night Guard at the entrance of the Luxor Temple
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