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Luxor Temple
A great riverside temple in the heart of the town, begun by Amenhotep III and extended by Ramesses II.
- Editor's score
- 4.8
- Visit
- 1 h 30
- Price
- €€€
About
Dedicated to the renewal of kingship, the temple was the destination of the annual Opet festival procession from Karnak. Ramesses II added the entrance pylon, colossal seated statues and a pair of obelisks, one of which now stands in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The Mosque of Abu al-Haggag perches within its walls, a reminder of the site's long life.
Best time to go: Visit after dark, when the temple is floodlit and the colonnades glow against the night sky.
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