The forest of columns is overwhelming. There are 134 total, the tallest of which are more than 60 feet tall.
Construction work began in the 16th century BC. Approximately thirty pharaohs contributed to the buildings, from the Middle Kingdom through Ptolemaic times.
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- Islamic Cairo: Ibn Tulun mosque (879 AD)
- Thrilled that Train to Luxor Finally Arrives...
- Invitation to Belly Dancing Competition
- Luxor Temple: 3000 Years of Religious History
- Our Ship: The Nile Plaza
- Friends in Aswan, Elephantine Island
- Outside Nubian Museum, Aswan
- Felluca Sailboat Ride, Aswan
- Valley of the Kings, Luxor
- Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
- The Princess at the Queen's Temple
- Felluca on the Nile
- Other Ships on the Nile
- Edfu Temple of Horus, South of Luxor
- Effaced Images at Edfu Temple
- Karnak Temple
- Hypostyle Hall at Karnak
- Floating Textile Market
- Eager Merchants in Canoes
- View from Luxor Marriot
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