Luxor/Egypt - October/2000
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| Built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenophis III (about 1417 before Christ), Luxor Temple is a strikingly graceful piece of architecture on the banks of the Nile River. Fronting the entrance of the Luxor Temple is the enormous "first pylon" (that is, the first part of the Temple), about 24m high, in front of which are some colossal statues of Ramses II and a pink granite obelisk (well... in the picture below, the obelisk does look yellow, because of the sunshine). The "lonely"obelisk that stands in front of the Luxor Temple was once one of a pair... however, the Egyptian authorities gave the other obelisk, as a gift in the "name of friendship"to France, so now, such precious donation stands in the Place de la Concorde, in Paris. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Great Court of Ramses II is surrounded by a double row of high columns and several huge statues of himself. And there Gerson was... with his "egyptian visual" adopted due to the unbearable hot weather we faced in Luxor. That outfit is commonly used by the Egyptians themselves and they claim it's comfortable and make them "forget the heat". | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Temple of Luxor - Luxor/Egypt - October/2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Temple of Luxor Luxor/Egypt - October/2000 |
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| The Temple of Karnak is possibly one of the most overwhelming monuments of the Pharaonic legacy; work was carried out on that Temple for over 1.500 years. Its ancient name was "Ipet-Isut" (meaning "The Most Perfect of the Places") and it was built as a symbol of the Egyptian power during the Pharaonic Times (3000-341 before Christ). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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