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Luxor is a city on the Nile with that. 150,000 inhabitants, this finding is one of the most important archaeological discoveries of ancient Egyptian period. The town has expanded due to tourism, which is the largest branch of the region.
Between 2230 and 2035 BC, the dynasty of the IX and X, Thebes became the capital of ancient Egypt putrnicului State were built when many temples and sphinxes alley impunătoarele graves. Temlul the Nile Pier is famous for its frescoes. It was built by the pharaohs Amenhotep III and Ramses II in honor of the gods Amun, Mut, and Khons. One of the bas-reliefs on the portal remember the war with the Hittites, the last of the pharaohs wore mentioned above. The most important discoveries from the capital of the pharaohs, were gathered in Luxor Museum. Here one can admire, among other objects found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, who died at age 19, after a very short reign. The main founders of the Temples of Karnak are considered Tutmes I Tutmes III, Hatshepsut and Ramses II. Thebes final forfeiture occurred after a reînflorire episodic, with the collapse XXXI Dynasty, in 332 BC At the end of the first century BC, the city was destroyed by the Romans.
One of the most important points is visited by tourists in Luxor temple which was built mostly in the Pharaoh Amenophis III and when it was built in honor of the god Amun. From there he went to Paris was one of the Concorde market granite obelisks. Next to the monumental statue of Ramses II is white mosque where to find the bones of "Abu Haggāg him. " Another object is worth visiting the museum in Luxor. Cereals, sugar cane and dates but without comparable revenue from tourism. Construction ancient city Luxor attract thousands of visitors annually. In this place still feels the breeze of history, because it is precisely here, in the territory of Thebes, was once the capital of the pharaohs. This town in Upper Egypt, called the ancient Egyptian language and Wasen or Nuwe, once stretched on both sides of the Nile.
Where rises today Luxor and Karnak, Thebes is in the past Eastern Europe. On the left bank of the river rises Western Thebes (where were buried many of the pharaohs of Egypt) and Deir el-Bahri, Hatshepsut's Temple contemporary. Across from Luxor, on the west bank of the Nile is the famous Valley of the Kings. From the XIth Dynasty and ending with the eighteenth dynasty of Thebes, the pharaohs resided, was the most important metropolis of the Egyptian state. His fame reached Greece, where he was named Diospolis (City of God). Old Testament called No-Amon of Thebes, that the city of Ammon. Among the remarkable buildings remaining from the heyday of Egypt stands of Karnak Temple of Amon. Excellent condition it has been preserved makes it one of the most visited tourist attractions in Egypt. The most beautiful part of it is the Great Hall Hipòstila with twelve columns of 25 meters.
Luxor | Luxor is a city on the Nile with that. 150,000 inhabitants, this finding is one of the most important archaeological discoveries of ancient Egyptian period. The town has expanded due to tourism, which is the largest branch of the region
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