Avenue of the Sphinxes, a 3km long dromos between Luxor and Karnak, lined with sphinx statues and shrines used during festival processions, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The sphinxes had rams' heads in the New Kingdom, the emperor heads were added under Nectanebo I, 4th century BC. Behind is the Pylon of Ramesses II, forming the entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with Ka statues and obelisk. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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