Egypt
- Photo For Today - The Avenue Of Sphinxes At Luxor Temple
The start of an avenue of sphinxes that originally stretched to the Temple of Karnak which lies approximately North. Photo and text by Jon Bosworth, with my thanks. [This is an old photograph - the mosque at the end of the photo has been removed so...
- Photo For Today - Terrific View Of The Temple Of Luxor And Mosque
The Luxor Temple viewed from the Mosque of Abu el Hagag. An older Mosque dedicated to the same local saint was built on the buried ruins of the Temple. It now sits perched high on the structure of Rameses II's first court. Photo and text by Jon...
- Photo For Today - Pylon Of Ramesses Ii, Temple Of Luxor
The large first pylon of Luxor Temple was built by Ramese II who extended the existing temple. Photo and text by Jon Bosworth, with my thanks Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...
- Photo For Today - More From Karnak
Just beyond the 6th Pylon a wall has been reconstructed in a small chapel. A relief shows Horus on the left and Thoth on the right. The central figure of Hatshepsut and her cartouches have been erased. Text and photo copyright Jon Bosworth, with...
- More Re Statues Found At Kom El-hettan
drhawass.com Press release with photo. The Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced that two red granite statues of King Amenhotep III and of the god Thoth, were unearthed near the Pharaoh’s funerary temple at Kom el-Hettan on Luxor’s west bank....
Egypt
Photo for Today - more from the Temple of Luxor
A figure of Thoth carved on the back of the throne of the seated statue of Rameses II.
Photo and Text by Jon Bosworth
Photo and Text by Jon Bosworth
- Photo For Today - The Avenue Of Sphinxes At Luxor Temple
The start of an avenue of sphinxes that originally stretched to the Temple of Karnak which lies approximately North. Photo and text by Jon Bosworth, with my thanks. [This is an old photograph - the mosque at the end of the photo has been removed so...
- Photo For Today - Terrific View Of The Temple Of Luxor And Mosque
The Luxor Temple viewed from the Mosque of Abu el Hagag. An older Mosque dedicated to the same local saint was built on the buried ruins of the Temple. It now sits perched high on the structure of Rameses II's first court. Photo and text by Jon...
- Photo For Today - Pylon Of Ramesses Ii, Temple Of Luxor
The large first pylon of Luxor Temple was built by Ramese II who extended the existing temple. Photo and text by Jon Bosworth, with my thanks Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...
- Photo For Today - More From Karnak
Just beyond the 6th Pylon a wall has been reconstructed in a small chapel. A relief shows Horus on the left and Thoth on the right. The central figure of Hatshepsut and her cartouches have been erased. Text and photo copyright Jon Bosworth, with...
- More Re Statues Found At Kom El-hettan
drhawass.com Press release with photo. The Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced that two red granite statues of King Amenhotep III and of the god Thoth, were unearthed near the Pharaoh’s funerary temple at Kom el-Hettan on Luxor’s west bank....