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Luxor Avenue of Sphinxes will open in March
An ancient passageway flanked by sphinxes and used for one the most important religious events in ancient Egypt will open to the public next March. Known as the Avenue of the Sphinxes, the 2.7 kilometre (1.7 mile) road was originally built by 18th dynasty Amenhotep III (1387–1349 BC) to connect the temples of Karnak and... »
Update on the Corniche Development Project at Luxor
Image via Wikipedia The 10-month Corniche Development Project has been designed by Ain Shams University’s Faculty of Engineering and is being implemented by the army. It is budgeted at LE250 million, LE150 million provided by the Tourism Development Fund and the remaining LE100 million in the form of a European grant. Due to start in January,... »
New Sound and Light Show at Karnak Temple
Jane Akshar has just announced a new (improved?) Sound and Light show at the Temple of Karnak in Luxor. She reckons is kitsch and inaccurate but couldn’t help enjoy it. The price is stiff, though (100 LE). Luxor News »
Second pier discovered at Karnak
Image via Wikipedia Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a pier used by ancient Egyptians to access the Karnak temple complex during the dry season in the southern city of Luxor. The discovery was further evidence of the importance the complex held in the religious life of ancient Egypt, as other temples had a single dock, according... »
An overview of Karnak development project and improvements in the city of Luxor
The Karnak temple complex forefront has been transformed. Serenity and divinity is overwhelming present, and a visitor can not only admire Egypt’s Pharaonic history but can go even further to watch feluccas sailing on the Nile and can cross the river to see Hatshepsut’s Deir Al-Bahari Temple and the Valleys of the Kings and... »
New website: The Digital Karnak Project
The Digital Karnak Project aims to make the site of Karnak more accessible to students and instructors in the English-speaking world. The features of this website have been designed to provide college classrooms (and the interested public) with easily accessible, up-to-date, expert material relating to the temple precinct. As part of this goal, a... »
