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Images in this gallery relate to the east bank of the Nile temple called Luxor Temple including night photos and the Avenue of Sphinxes
Luxor Temple EG00616jhp Luxor Temple Court Egypt Amenhotep peristyle columns broken carved papyrus-bud capitals, a glorious addition to the temple complex and the finest workmanship from the 18th Dynasty. Once it would have been covered and is still in generally good condition although some recent preservation work has been done because of the increasing water table. This photo was taken towards the end of the afternoon so hence it tends to be against the sun which sets over the West Bank. It can be a quiet time to visit the temple because most the main package tours have finished but also there is a lovely quality to the evening light casting a gentle golden glow over the limestone. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Luxor Temple, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, landscape, carvings, court, sun, evening, afternoon, golden, light, peristyle, papyrus-bud, capitals, colonnade, Amenhotep 111, avenue, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, pharaoh, ruler, huge, monumental, promenade, corniche, conservation, water-table, 2000, film, slides, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, scanned, scan, Nikon, FM2, manual
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Luxor Temple
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Luxor Temple EG00616jhp
Upload Date: 2016-01-20 10:38:54
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Luxor Temple Court Egypt Amenhotep peristyle columns broken carved papyrus-bud

capitals, a glorious addition to the temple complex and the finest workmanship from the 18th Dynasty. Once it would have been covered and is still in generally good condition although some recent preservation work has been done because of the increasing water table. This photo was taken towards the end of the afternoon so hence it tends to be against the sun which sets over the West Bank. It can be a quiet time to visit the temple because most the main package tours have finished but also there is a lovely quality to the evening light casting a gentle golden glow over the limestone.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Luxor Temple, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, landscape, carvings, court, sun, evening, afternoon, golden, light, peristyle, papyrus-bud, capitals, colonnade, Amenhotep 111, avenue, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, pharaoh, ruler, huge, monumental, promenade, corniche, conservation, water-table, 2000, film, slides, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, scanned, scan, Nikon, FM2, manual