Restoring the Avenue of Sphinxes
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Restoring the Avenue of Sphinxes


This article is from Dr. Zahi Hawass on the restoration ongoing along the ancient avenue of sphinxes that links Karnak temple with Luxor temple.




- More Re Avenue Of Sphinxes Discoveries
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) TWELVE sphinx statues from the reign of the 30th- Dynasty Pharaoh Nectanebo I were unearthed last week in Luxor, reports Nevine El-Aref. Archaeologists have unearthed a set of 12 limestone sphinx statues near the road...

- 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 Avenue Of Sphinxes, Luxor
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The magnificent aspect of the Avenue of Sphinxes that once connected the temples of Luxor and Karnak, where priests, royalty and the pious walked in procession to celebrate the Opet festival, is being rekindled. Many of...

- 4th Stage Of Project On Discovering Route Of Luxor's Rams Road Kicks Off
http://tinyurl.com/32yh32 (sis.gov.eg) Zahi Hawwas, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), said on 16/5/2007 that the fourth stage of a project on discovering the route of the Road of Rams at Luxor kicked off. The Rams Road is...

- 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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