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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, and an obelisk, 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. 4 baboon sculptures welcome the rising sun on the obelisk base, and the inscriptions praise Ramesses. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Thoth, with ibis head, blessing Hatshepsut, with vase and ankhs, relief, in the barque shrine, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The image of Hatshepsut has been removed by chiselling in the time of Tuthmosis III. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with standing statue of the king and an obelisk with hieroglyphs praising Ramesses, 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 pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sphinx statue on the Avenue of the Sphinxes, a 3km long dromos between Luxor and Karnak, lined with sphinxes 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. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, and the fallen colossal statue of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. On the right is the pylon or eastern entrance to the site. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First Pylon, the eastern entrance, seen from the second courtyard, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon walls are carved with reliefs of the Battle of Kadesh, and Ramesses' victory over the Hittites. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Osiride statues of Hatshepsut on the upper terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. She is depicted holding the 2 sceptres of Osiris (heka the hook and nekhakha the flail) but also the ankh and ouas. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arrival of the Egyptian troops in Punt, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amon and Tuthmosis I, the 2 fathers of Hatshepsut, relief in the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bird, beside painted relief of a pile of offerings, including cows and birds, on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ramses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty, detail, 1186-55 BC, wearing short wig with double crown and pleated clothes, cult statue in greywacke from the Mut Precinct at Karnak, New Kingdom, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. He was originally depicted with the mummiform god Osiris. The statue was discovered in 2 parts in the 1930s and in 2002. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ramesses VI, 5th pharaoh of the 20th dynasty, detail, wearing double crown, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, presenting a votive statuette of Amun-Re, 1150-45 BC, New Kingdom, green schist, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The statue was usurped from Ramesses IV or V and altered. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal seated Ka statue of the king as the royal Ka, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, 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 pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, 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 pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, 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 pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Assyrian prisoners of war captured under Ramesses II, each with a cartouche listing provinces conquered, relief, 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. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wall of the Third Pylon with hieroglyph inscriptions, forming the east wall of the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Hypostyle Hall, built by Seti I and Ramesses II, 19th dynasty, contained 134 enormous columns in 16 rows, topped with architraves. To the right is a claustra, a lattice structure used to filter light into the hall. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Annals of Thutmosis III, with records of the spoils of war gained in military campaigns and offered to the sanctuary of Amun, using number symbols which count up to a million, relief, on the Sixth Pylon, from the time of Thutmosis III, 18th dynasty, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Erasure of Hatshepsut's royal titulary cartouche (left), probably done c. 1433-32 BC, with Thutmosis III's royal titulary on the right, painted relief on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hathor capital column at the Hathor shrine, on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Hathor, goddess of sky, women, love and fertility, also represents the hills of Deir el-Bahari and Hatshepsut presented herself as a reincarnation of the goddess. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II, built 21st century BC, seen from the Temple of Hatshepsut, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Mentuhotep II was the 6th pharaoh of the 11th dynasty in the Middle Kingdom, and his mortuary temple was built on many levels, approached by a causeway. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African landscape with houses on stilts and frieze of fish in the Red Sea, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tuthmosis III offering nou wine vessels in the<br />
Daily Ritual to Amun-Re, painted relief in the Barque Hall in the Sanctuary of Amun-Re, at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The painting originally depicted Hatshepsut offering pellets of incense, but this was later usurped by Tuthmosis III. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head from a colossal statue of Akhenaten or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing double crown with protective uraeus, c. 1380-35 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head from a colossal statue of Akhenaten or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing double crown with protective uraeus, c. 1380-35 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spoils of war from the 17 Near Eastern military campaigns of Thutmosis III, relief, in the first enclosure of the Temple of Amun, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spoils of war from the 17 Near Eastern military campaigns of Thutmosis III, relief, in the first enclosure of the Temple of Amun, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, 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. Beside the king's legs is a statue of Nefertari. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Niche, apse and plaster decoration added in Roman times as part of an imperial cult temple, in the Vestibule, c. 301 AD, 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 niche has 2 columns with acanthus leaf capitals, and originally housed a statue of the deified emperor Diocletian, who used Luxor temple as a garrison from 301 AD. The walls were painted with the 2 Augusti (Diocletian and Maximian) and the 2 Caesars. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alexander the Great blessed by Amon Min, god of fertility, relief, detail, in the barque hall in the Amon shrine, 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 relief was commissioned by Alexander, who appears as a pharaoh and king of Egypt, but it was completed under Philip III of Macedon. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lotus flowers, detail, relief, 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. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Court of Ramesses II, 19th dynasty, 57x51m with double rows of 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, 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. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 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. 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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  • Thoth, with ibis head, blessing Hatshepsut, with vase and ankhs, relief, in the barque shrine, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The image of Hatshepsut has been removed by chiselling in the time of Tuthmosis III. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Giant scarab sculpture, dedicated to Amenhotep III, pink granite, discovered 1907-8 by Georges Legrain, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Behind is the Obelisk of Hatshepsut. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precinct of Amun-Re at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt, seen from the Sacred Lake. The lake was made under Tuthmosis III, 15th century BC, and was used for ritual washing and navigation by the priests. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, 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. In the distance is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossi of Memnon, 2 18m high colossal seated statues of Amenhotep III, 9th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, built 1350 BC, New Kingdom, sandstone, at the Theban Necropolis, Luxor, Egypt. Smaller statues of Amenhotep's wife Tiye and mother Mutemwiya stand beside the statues. They were built to guard the entrance to Amenhotep's mortuary temple at Thebes. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, 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 pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, 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. Beside the king's legs is a statue of Nefertari. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, 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 pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First Pylon, main entrance to the mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty of the New Kingdom, built 12th century BC, at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The 4 hollows held flagpoles and the facade reliefs depict Ramesses III in a ritual massacre of prisoners before Amun Re (left), and Nubian and Libyan prisoners before Amun Re Horakhty (right). Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cartouche of Ramesses III, topped by solar disc and flanked by 2 cobras crowned with the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt, signifying unification, with tails threading the chen, symbol of life, relief, at the mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty of the New Kingdom, built 12th century BC, at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramesses III wearing Atef crown, in smiting pose, holding a prisoner by the hair, before Amun Ra, relief, on a column in the portico of the First Courtyard, at the mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty of the New Kingdom, built 12th century BC, at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lotus flower, fresco, detail, in the Tomb of Sennefer, mayor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sphinx statue on the Avenue of the Sphinxes, a 3km long dromos between Luxor and Karnak, lined with sphinxes 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. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baboon sculptures welcoming the rising sun god, on the obelisk base, with inscriptions praising Ramesses, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, 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 pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Foot and candle from the statue of queen Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II, holding his leg in sign of support, beside the colossal seated Ka statue of the king as the royal Ka, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, 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 pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Amun with the head of Tutankhamun, wearing ostrich feather crown, guarding entrance the repository chapel for the sacred barque of Amun, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cartouches of Ramesses IV, and reliefs and hieroglyphs on columns in the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Hypostyle Hall, built by Seti I and Ramesses II, 19th dynasty, contained 134 enormous columns in 16 rows, topped with architraves. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Court, with row of criociphali or ram-headed sphinxes as Amun-Ra holding statuettes of Ramesses II, and side portico with closed papyrus columns, built by Shoshenq I, 22nd dynasty, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Court, with row of criociphali or ram-headed sphinxes as Amun-Ra holding statuettes of Ramesses II, and side portico with closed papyrus columns, built by Shoshenq I, 22nd dynasty, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sphinx of Tutankhamun beside the Tahraqa Kiosk in the Great Court, and behind, a row of criociphali or ram-headed sphinxes as Amun-Ra holding statuettes of Ramesses II, and side portico with closed papyrus columns, built by Shoshenq I, 22nd dynasty, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Commercial zone, with ruins of shops, workshops, administrative offices and treasury, in terracotta bricks, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramesses II firing an arrow from a chariot at the Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BC between Ramesses II and the Hittites under Muwatalli II, relief, c. 1265 BC, on the wall of the southern side of the second courtyard behind the figures of Osiris, northern pylon, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, and the fallen colossal statue of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baboon statues, originally from the door of the second pylon, excavated in 2015 and restored, in the museum area of the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mother of Hatshepsut while pregnant, after divine fertilisation by the god Amon Re, painted relief on the lower terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hathor capital column at the Hathor shrine, on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Hathor, goddess of sky, women, love and fertility, also represents the hills of Deir el-Bahari and Hatshepsut presented herself as a reincarnation of the goddess. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transportation of frankincense trees, kept alive by wrapping their roots in baskets, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tuthmosis III offering nou wine vessels in the<br />
Daily Ritual to Amun-Re, painted relief in the Barque Hall in the Sanctuary of Amun-Re, at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The painting originally depicted Hatshepsut offering pellets of incense, but this was later usurped by Tuthmosis III. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hieroglyphs, painted relief in the Sanctuary of Amun-Re, at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Loading the boat with traded goods, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Officer wearing the Gold of Honour, 18th dynasty, painted sandstone, Middle Kingdom, c. 1427-1391 BC, from Qau el-Kebir, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The gold collar, bracelets and armlets are the gold of honour, awarded by the king for bravery on the battlefield or great loyalty. Also known as shebyu collars, these were important as solar symbols. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ramses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty, detail, 1186-55 BC, wearing short wig with double crown and pleated clothes, cult statue in greywacke from the Mut Precinct at Karnak, New Kingdom, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. He was originally depicted with the mummiform god Osiris. The statue was discovered in 2 parts in the 1930s and in 2002. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ramses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty, detail, 1186-55 BC, wearing short wig with double crown and pleated clothes, cult statue in greywacke from the Mut Precinct at Karnak, New Kingdom, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. He was originally depicted with the mummiform god Osiris. The statue was discovered in 2 parts in the 1930s and in 2002. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal head of Amenhotep I, 2nd pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing a tall crown with a protective uraeus, 1525-04 BC, New Kingdom, from the Temple of Amon in Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Amenhotep III, 9th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing double crown with protective uraeus and false royal beard, with left fist closed suggesting the statue originally stood to the left of a doorway, 1403-1365 BC, granite, from the Luxor Temple, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Sobek with crocodile head holding ankh, and Amenhotep III wearing Nemes headdress with uraeus and false royal beard, c. 1390-52 BC, New Kingdom, in alabaster, from the Sobek temple at Dahamsha, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The statue was later usurped by Ramesses II and carved with his name in hieroglyphs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cartouches of Thutmosis III, with priests in adoring stances facing inwards, and inscription in hieroglyphs, limestone lintel with polychrome  in red, green and yellow, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amun-Min, or Amun merged with the fertility god Minin profile wearing double crown, collar and false beard, god of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad, detail, painted limestone relief, 1479-25 BC, New Kingdom, from the Temple of Thutmosis III, 18th dynasty, at Deir el Bahri, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. This relief was later destroyed and restored. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cartouches of Thutmosis I and Thutmosis III, originally part of a huge temple wall, 1490-36 BC, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, painted limestone, from Deir el Bahari, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Amenhotep II, 7th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, wearing double crown and false royal beard, red granite, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. This would probably have been a seated statue but only the top half remains. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated statue of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, wearing a double crown and Nemes headdress with protective uraeus, New Kingdom, granite, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alexander the Great blessed by Amon Min, god of fertility, relief, in the barque hall in the Amon shrine, 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 relief was commissioned by Alexander, who appears as a pharaoh and king of Egypt, but it was completed under Philip III of Macedon. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing statue of the king with double crown, Nemes headdress and false royal beard, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, 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 pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramesses II parading in his chariot escorting Syrian and Hittite prisoners back to Egypt after the Siege of Dapur, 1269 BC, relief, on the south wall of the Hypostyle Hall, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cartouches of Ramesses IV, and reliefs and hieroglyphs on columns in the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Hypostyle Hall, built by Seti I and Ramesses II, 19th dynasty, contained 134 enormous columns in 16 rows, topped with architraves. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nubians and Sudanese, with a giraffe, vervet monkey and long horned cattle, detail of a fresco of the vassal countries of the south, on the west wall of the chapel of the tomb of Rekhmire, an Egyptian noble, official, high priest and governor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sphinx statue on the Avenue of the Sphinxes, a 3km long dromos between Luxor and Karnak, lined with sphinxes 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. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Colonnade, with 7 pairs of open flower papyrus columns, 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. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Court of Amenhotep III, 56x45m with double rows of fluted papyrus columns on 3 sides, 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. Solar barques crossed this courtyard during the Opet festival. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Court, with row of criociphali or ram-headed sphinxes as Amun-Ra holding statuettes of Ramesses II, and side portico with closed papyrus columns, built by Shoshenq I, 22nd dynasty, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cartouches of Thutmousis III, detail of coronation cartouche with scarab, offering symbol and solar disc, relief, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cartouches of Thutmousis III, detail of birth cartouche including scarab and ibis, relief, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Obelisk of Hatshepsut, built 1457 BC, 25.6m high, pink granite, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Court, with row of criociphali or ram-headed sphinxes as Amun-Ra holding statuettes of Ramesses II, and side portico with closed papyrus columns, built by Shoshenq I, 22nd dynasty, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hieroglyph inscription and carved graffiti by Leonardo from 1820, servant of count Carlo Vidua, in the second courtyard of the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, and the fallen colossal statue of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Osiride statues of Hatshepsut on the upper terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. She is depicted holding the 2 sceptres of Osiris (heka the hook and nekhakha the flail) but also the ankh and ouas. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amon and Tuthmosis I, the 2 fathers of Hatshepsut, detail, relief in the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Production of incense, wall painting of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King of Somalia (left), and hieroglyphs, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated scribal statue of Amenhotep, son of Hapu, 18th dynasty, an official in the reign of Amenhotep III, New Kingdom, grey granite, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The inscription identifies it as an intermediary between the public, not otherwise allowed access to the temple precinct, and the god Amun. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Victory parade, with standard bearers followed by soldiers carrying shields, lances, and swords, celebrating a military victory in Kush, late 18th dynasty, painted sandstone relief, from a chapel or temple wall in Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen Hatshepsut as a women making offerings to the god Amun, 1475-68 BC, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, limestone relief from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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