Travelogue Series - 9 , Egypt- 4 - Temple of Luxor and Karnak - East Bank of Nile
Last Blog we checked out the Ali Mosque the Military Museum and The Museum at Cairo. My next stop was Luxor. Best way to get to Luxor from Cairo is an overnight Train. They have Comfortable chair cars.
Next morning i checked into this quant little place. It was like one of those quite little places.
Luxor is a city located on the banks of river nile. The west bank is home to the dead and the east is home to the living. Off coarse in modern Egypt people live everywhere ! The east bank houses the temple of Luxor and Karnak.
Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE.
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Unlike the other temples in Thebes, Luxor temple is not dedicated to a cult god or a deified version of the king in death. Instead Luxor temple is dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship; it may have been where many of the kings of Egypt were crowned. It Is said that Alexander the Great was crowned here ! Everyone from Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty to Alexander to Tutankhamun and finally Ramesses II. Everyone built something and in a way left their imprint on this temple.
Below is a carving depicting the coronation of Ramesses the Great . Lucky for him I was there !
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The Karnak Temple Complex comprises of a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings in Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I. It is one of the most visited places in Egypt.
How did they ever manage to build these things back then. It truly is a sight that boggles the mind :)
Students from Poland who are in charge of renovation and maintenance of this site.
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The entrance of the Temple
The statue above with its hands folded in Egyptian Pharaohic culture signifies Death or someone who is dead. A Statue in movement with one leg ahead signifies the Living. See Below
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Next post we will take look at my Nile River boat ride and feasting at an organic garden in Luxor !
If you wanna see the earlier post find link below
*Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Temple
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I have been there....! we were on Nile River Cruise and that was great.. your post reminds me on that very nice holiday :)
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