Luxor Temple
EgyptCountry New KingdomCivilization c. 1400 BCEYear Built Luxor Temple is a large New Kingdom temple built primarily by Amenhotep III and Ramesses II, dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship rather than a single god. Unlike most Egyptian temples, it sits in the heart of modern Luxor city and is especially striking when illuminated at night. […]
Karnak Temple
EgyptCountry New KingdomCivilization c. 2000 BCE – 100 CEYear Built Karnak is a vast temple complex dedicated primarily to the god Amun-Ra, built and expanded over nearly 1,500 years by successive pharaohs. Its scale is unmatched among Egyptian temples, anchored by the towering columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall and a long avenue of ram-headed […]
Valley of the Kings
EgyptCountry New Kingdom Civilization c. 1550-1070 BCEYear Built The Valley of the Kings is a royal burial ground on Luxor’s West Bank where pharaohs of the New Kingdom were laid to rest in elaborately decorated rock-cut tombs. Used for royal and elite burials from roughly the 16th to 11th century BCE, it holds over 60 known […]