Luxor Tourist Attractions are universal treasures made of physical allure and grandeur. located all over the city which made Luxor earn the title of being a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979.
At the first footsteps of the city exists the heavenly guardian the great Colossi of Memnon and in the heart of a mountain is the heavenly valley of the king home to 63 tombs for a number of royalty and nobles plus 20 tombs of kings and queens from the new kingdom period such as the Ramsess dynasty, Tutankhamun, Seti I, Amenhotep I, Thutmose and many more. Another rare monument is the marvelous valley of the nobles that holds 500 tombs of nobility, governors, and tax collectors plus wall images and wall decorations that shows their daily lives in a very detailed manner.
The beautiful temple of Queen Hatshepsut was built in 1479 BC which represents the most ideal example of ancient Egyptian architecture and one of the most preserved temples in all of Egypt. The Great Luxor Temple a.k.a the southern sanctuary was built in 1400 BCE and is one of the oldest and most marvelous temples in Luxor which was dedicated to the Theban Triad.
The great Karnak temples Complex a.k.a the most selected of Places is one of the world’s largest open-air museums that was dedicated to the documentation of the spiritual development of the entire ancient Egyptian society.
Karnak temple complex is a heavenly treasure that used to be the most important place of worship in Ancient Egypt, filled with sanctuaries, kiosks, and obelisks dedicated to the god of ancient Thebes and the glory of pharaohs dating more than 3500 years.
Luxor is dominated by the Temple of Amun-Ra, one of the world’s largest religious complexes. Karnak temple is popular for its hall lined with giant papyrus-shaped columns. Karnak temple complex is a heavenly treasure that used to be the most important place of worship in Ancient Egypt, filled with sanctuaries, kiosks, and obelisks dedicated to the god of ancient Thebes and the glory of pharaohs dating more than 3500 years. Most of the constructions were built by the pharaohs of the 18th to 20th dynasties (1570–1090 BC), The legendary 3 kilometer-long avenue of human-headed sphinxes that links the great Temple of Amun at Karnak with Luxor Temple is a true sight to behold.
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Article by Top Cities Traveller Magazine.