Temple of Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) in Karnak

The Karnak temples are considered to be a history book stating the history of Egypt from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Period. During the reign of Intef II (11th dynasty), Karnak Temple was called (Pr Imn) 'the House of Amun', and from the reign of King Senewesert I, it was known as (Iput Swt)

Luxor Museum is one of the most modern museums of Egypt Though it is not as huge as the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the tourist may enjoy it better because it is, without doubt, better conditioned and illuminated. Situated on the corniche, on the half way between the temples of Luxor and Karnak, The

King Amenhotep III (of the Eighteenth Dynasty) and the son of Tuthmosis IV built the inner part of the Temple of Luxor, close to the Nile, just to the south of the city. The temple was completed during the reign of Ramses II of the Ninth Dynasty. Like all Egyptian temples, it was planned along tradi

The idea of building mortuary temples dates back in time to the Old Kingdom, to the era of the construction of the Pyramids. The first temple of this kind was not precisely mortuary, but festive, as we can see in the Step Pyramid in Saqqara. Almost all huge and known pyramids had funerary complex, w

Housed in the old visitors' center of the Corniche in front of the Mina Palace Hotel, the Museum of mummification exposes everything about the mummies and mummification. One can see the well-preserved mummy of the high priest of Amon of Dynasty XXI, Maserharti, as well as large numbers of animals mu

It is dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Mut, the mother goddess of Khonsu and the wife of Amun. It is one of the four main enclosed areas that make up the immense Karnak Temple complex and occupies some 150,000 m². The Eighteenth Dynasty enhanced the Temple and it was used until the Greco-Roman Per

To build their shrines, pylons, chapels, and sanctuaries, many Pharaohs reused earlier structures in their core. In the Open Air Museum, located in the Northwest corner of the complex, there are reconstructions of some of these earlier structures, notable amongst them: the Chapelle Rouge of Hatsheps

In ancient times, the Sphinx Avenue was known as Ipet-isut. The Sphinx Road is a 3 km-long avenue of sphinxes connecting Luxor Temple with the southern end of the sprawling Karnak Temple Complex to the north. Bordered on both sides by the majestic sphinxes, the avenue was used to lead all the way

Meri-En-Ptah Temple lies just behind the completely-destructed Temple of Amenhotep III. Early in the 1890, it had been partially cleared by Flinders Petrie; and recently, it was converted into an open air museum where visitors are given the chance to follow the plan of the original temple and admire

Just outside the enclosure wall of the precinct of Amun and behind the temple of Ptah, lies the precinct of Montu with its ruined temple, the temple, which is not open for the public, is dedicated to the god of war Montu, the old falcon-headed local god of Thebes. The area the temple occupies covers

In the complex of Karnak, west of the temple of Khnosu, the visitor can see the small temple of god Osiris and goddess Opet built by Euergetes II. Opet was the goddess of childbirth and was also adored as Osiris' mother. The Egyptian mythology, from the Ptolemaic era, relates that when Amun died, he

Son of Amun and Mut, Khonsu is the moon-god and third member of the Theban Triad. His Temple lies in the southwestern corner of Karnak Temple, immediately north of the gateway that is 2I meters high, built by Ptolemy III Euergetes, called the Bab Al-Amara. The gate also leads to the avenue of sphinx

The Old Mill of Esna is located in the covered souq east of the Temple of Khnom. It presses lettuce seed into oil. It is one of the most important sightseeings in the city to which a great deal of tourists pay a visit. Its construction goes back to the 9th century. Measuring 1.50 meter long, the mil

It is located in the city center just minutes from Luxor Temple and the Luxor International airport. Built in 1886 on the banks of the Nile River in a tropical garden in Luxor, the 5-star Winter Palace Hotel is "a magical experience of history luxury" that hosted royalties and celebrities throughout