Luxor
City embraces history
Containing the city of Luxor, only a third of the effects of the world, and is thus the greatest open-air museum in the world because of their tourist attractions and temples of the largest kings of the Pharaohs.
When you decide to visit the city of Luxor, you find yourself in front of a great museum and inside a range of museums and obelisks with high-rise, and temples, which are Bmayanha terrible space on every beach Nile, both in ضفته East or West where there are statues of Memnon and the tombs and valleys of kings and queens and many temples and tombs of the most important figures in the history of Pharaonic
Luxor was part of ancient Thebes which happened judgment for a period of 1350 years in a row from 2100 BC to 750 BC, which was launched by the great Greek historian Homer "door-cent city" because of the buildings with large doors. And was impressed by the Arabs and beauty Vsmoha Luxor to the large number of what they saw out of the palaces
1. Karnak Temple:
Of the most famous tourist destinations in Egypt as a whole, and is located on the east bank of the Nile, "City of Life", which is one of the most places that accept Ali had tourists because it is considered a sign of shorter deals where every king of kings successive tries to make his temple the most wonderful to is characterized by his predecessor So Karnak temples turned into a complete guide and a variety show stages of the evolution of ancient Egyptian art and architecture Pharaonic distinctive.
It has built the temples of Karnak beginning of the family of the 11 approximately in the year 2134 BC. AD, when it was a good center for the religion of Egypt, which is surrounded by walls of brick are linked to each other through the corridors guarded by statues stacked on two rows of sphinxes, the total area of the temple about 3 kilometers square.
2. Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple was built in the reign of the kings of the eighteenth dynasty, nineteenth. And was considered a center of worship for many religions since the era of the Pharaohs until the Covenant Christian and Muslim. This temple was built for the worship of Amun-Re, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu, the lords, which is also called the Trinity title Tibi (Theban Triad).
Among the most important existing buildings temple are those built by the kings Amenhotep III - of the Eighteenth Dynasty, and Ramses II - from family ninth century and who rebuilt the cabin triple that had been constructed by the reign of Queen Hatshepsut and King Thutmose III of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
He has kings in later periods to change some wall reliefs of the temple, for example, scenes Eid "أوبت" from the reigns of Tutankhamun and Horemheb;, as well as composite compartment Bible scenes in the era of Alexander the Great.
Unlike the temples designed by the architects of the ancients, which was on the east side of the Nile in the axis direction west - east, and the west side in the direction of axis east - west, the Luxor Temple was built in the axis direction north - south; perhaps to be on a single line with Karnak Temple group to the north, however by sphinxes or rams, which connected the two temples.
3. Sacred lake:
Sacred lake located outside the main hall of the temple of Luxor where there is a large statue of a scarab and this was giving to the statue of King Amenhotep, this lake was used while its inception for water purification.
4. Using rams
Flanked the road that leads to the Temple of Luxor two rows of sphinxes subhuman warheads were linking Khonsu Temple at Karnak and Luxor Temple. The way has been prepared for the celebrations, where he was moving procession, which includes priests and pious of the participants at the ceremony on the banks of the Nile River and across the road, to and from the temple.
The priests carrying wooden boats which includes Mqasira contain the statues of the Theban Triad, which consists of Amun - Ra and Mut and Khonsu.
The total length of the road lined sphinx statues in front of the Temple of Luxor, about 2.5 kilometers or 1.5 miles. The statues back to the era of King Nguetnbu I, who ruled between 380 and 363 BC. AD. Thirtieth Dynasty. Has been replaced by this route are other ways due to the Eighteenth Dynasty and the era of Ramses II of the Nineteenth Dynasty, who ruled in the period between 1290 and 1224 BC. AD.
And yet only 34 delves sphinx statue on the west side of the road and 38 on the eastern side of the statue, and the remaining more statues still buried under modern homes Luxor
5. The tomb of King Mina: It united the two countries Among the most famous military leaders, who managed through a big battle that is Qatari Atouhad Egypt (diameter North and South diameter) and it was during the sixth Tsmosis age.
6. Ramuz Cemetery:
Is one of the state officials during the reign of Amenhotep III and the reign of Akhenaten, the cemetery consists of explanatory posters explaining the history of Akhenaten and his wife Nefertari.
7. Alabaster statue:
A length of 19.20 meters, a remnant of the Temple of Amenhotep III. This occurred after that suffered the temple of alabaster cracks فسماه the Greeks. It tells the story of the hero who died in the Trojan wars and was told his mother that he was proclaimed gods Eros dawn each morning, and was often sobbed He called her.
8. Bahari Temple:
This temple was built by the Queen Hatshepsut to represent the secrets of the underworld. The
Deir el-Bahari temple of the latest effects it is up to the seventh
century BC and used it as a place to celebrate the Copts. This temple consists of three corridors views.
9. Museum of Ramses:
9. Museum of Ramses:
It
has been specially built for King Ramses II, murals represent this
temple pictures of the Battle of Kadesh which triumphed King Ramses
against the enemies of the Hittites, who signed the peace treaty with
them afterwards.
10. Dendera Temple:
This Roman temple is located just sixty kilometers north of Luxor. Ptolemy III has begun the construction of this temple, and استكمله after him Ptolemaic rulers Romanians. The temple has a famous painting of Queen Cleopatra and Caesar, son of the King of Julius Caesar, and the famous temple explaining astronomical towers.
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