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Memorials/Monuments in The Nile Valley and Luxor
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al-Kab
Al-Kab, on the East Bank of the Nile, is the site of an impressive... |
Religious Sites, Archaeological Sites, Memorials / Monuments | al-Kab |
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Colossi of Memnon
Standing (sitting, actually) over 50 feet tall, these seated... |
Memorials / Monuments | The Theban Necropolis |
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Deir al-Bahri
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (1465-1458 BC), built by the... |
Religious Sites, Memorials / Monuments | The Theban Necropolis |
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Karnak Temples
Karnak is, without a doubt, the most complex and impressive assemblage... |
Religious Sites, Memorials / Monuments | Luxor |
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Medinet Habu
The mortuary temple of Ramses III (1550-332 BC) is an impressive... |
Religious Sites, Memorials / Monuments | The Theban Necropolis |
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The Ramesseum
The mortuary temple of Ramses II (19th Dynasty) is one of the... |
Religious Sites, Memorials / Monuments | The Theban Necropolis |
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Temple of Horus
The Temple of Horus is mainly from the Ptolemaic period. The... |
Religious Sites, Archaeological Sites, Memorials / Monuments | Edfu |
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Temple of Khnum
The Temple of Khnum, which is one of the most truncated and least... |
Religious Sites, Memorials / Monuments | Esna |
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Temple of Luxor
Far easier to explore and digest than the sprawling Temple of... |
Religious Sites, Memorials / Monuments | Luxor |
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Temple of Seti I
Seti I's 19th-Dynasty temple is the northernmost of the New Kingdom... |
Religious Sites, Memorials / Monuments | The Theban Necropolis |
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Valley of the Kings
While there's no experience quite like standing in the burial... |
Archaeological Sites, Cemeteries, Memorials / Monuments | The Theban Necropolis |
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Valley of the Queens
The Valley of the Queens was also known as Ta Set Neferu, the... |
Archaeological Sites, Cemeteries, Memorials / Monuments | The Theban Necropolis |
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Valleys of the Nobles
The Valleys of the Nobles are divided into several necropolises... |
Archaeological Sites, Cemeteries, Memorials / Monuments | The Theban Necropolis |
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