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Luxor Times
Photos on the above page.
- Avenue Of Sphinxes To Open To Public In March
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) If I remember rightly, this was supposed to open October/November, so this is a fairly substantial delay, but unsurprising under the circumstances. During an inspection tour of Luxor’s archaeological sites, the Minister...
- 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...
- Ancient Road Uncovered In Luxor
drhawass.com Press Release, with photos Mr. Farouk Hosny, Minister of Culture, announces that the expedition of the Supreme Council of Antiquities at the Avenue of the Sphinxes found today twelve new sphinx statues from the reign of Nectanebo I (380-362...
- 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...
- 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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Recent photos of Luxor's Avenue of Sphinxes
Luxor Times
Photos on the above page.
After our report of the state of the Sphinx Avenue and how it was used as a rubbish dump (Read Here) and the follow up in the last printed issue of Luxor Times (Here) and the latest announcements concerning the Avenue and the partial opening in March 2012 (More details Here), There was a slow work has been going on lately in one section of the avenue which the Minister State of Antiquities, Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim said it will be excavated and not included in the opening ceremony in March.
- Avenue Of Sphinxes To Open To Public In March
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) If I remember rightly, this was supposed to open October/November, so this is a fairly substantial delay, but unsurprising under the circumstances. During an inspection tour of Luxor’s archaeological sites, the Minister...
- 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...
- Ancient Road Uncovered In Luxor
drhawass.com Press Release, with photos Mr. Farouk Hosny, Minister of Culture, announces that the expedition of the Supreme Council of Antiquities at the Avenue of the Sphinxes found today twelve new sphinx statues from the reign of Nectanebo I (380-362...
- 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...
- 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....