Egypt
Photo of construction work at the Avenue of Sphinxes
Flickr (Sphingenallee)
A somewhat staggering photograph of the construction work being carried out at the Avenue of Sphinxes in front of the Temple of Luxor (also shown in the photo).
The other photos in the set also show the work being carried out and forms a photo story in its own right.
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The Current State Of The Avenue Of The Sphinxes
Luxor Times An article looking at all the internal problems involved with the construction of the Avenue of the Sphinxes, a project which has divided people in Luxor and beyond. With a great many photographs to illustrate the writer's point. The...
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In The Pharaohs' Footsteps
Al Ahram Weekly With photos. Inspection of the last phase of the Avenue of the Sphinxes development project and the discovery of the missing parts of the colossal double statue of the 18th-Dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III and his wife Queen Tiye, now on...
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Photo For Today - Karnak
I'm afraid that I'm in Gloucester at the moment and as I don't keep photos on my laptop there is nothing from Rick's collection of photos from the Walters Art Museum. I am running out of those, by the way, but he has also sent me a collection...
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More Re Luxor's Avenue Of Sphinxes
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The SCA currently has many restoration projects underway. One of the most important is the Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor. This is an avenue that stretches between Karnak and Luxor Temples and is lined with sphinxes, although most...
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Avenue Of Sphinx's
Here we have an article on the recent project to restore the avenue of sphinxes that spans the avenue between Karnak temple and Luxor temple....
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