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 call

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

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 durin

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 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

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 so

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 recon

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

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

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

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 adore

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,

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 tou

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 Palac