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Luxor development plan: use the past to build its future
Image via Wikipedia Out with the new and in with the old: this is Luxor in a nutshell. With plans to turn the city into one of the world’s largest open air museum, the Egyptian government has busily set about demolishing eyesores such as the New Winter Palace and obstructions such as the hardscrabble village... »
More re Luxor Development Plan
Image via Wikipedia Jane Akshar of Luxor News has posted an article by Ray Johnson, Director of the Epigraphic Survey Chicago House about the urban renewal program in Luxor and its effects on the local population, tourism, antiquities preservation, and the archaeological community. The following is an excerpt: Since I started working for the Epigraphic Survey... »
