Egypt > Luxor Temple > Luxor Temple EG074753JHP
Images in this gallery relate to the east bank of the Nile temple called Luxor Temple including night photos and the Avenue of Sphinxes
© Jim Henderson
Photographer: | Jim Henderson | |||
Collection: | Luxor Temple | |||
Filename: | Luxor Temple EG074753JHP |
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Upload Date: | 2007-10-19 07:09:26 | |||
Photo Size: | 13mb 3543x5295 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Luxor Temple Egypt Granite Ramasses Statue Carved Pharaoh Lotus locatedon the east bank of the River Nile at Luxor, Egypt is credited to Ramses 11 as the main builder and these are his massive granite statues at the entrance to the first pylon. On the side of the huge black granite seats are carvings in excellent state of repair illustrating early the mythology of ancient Egypt, the Union of the Two Lands; Upper and Lower Egypt. |
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