Historia Hotel Nile Cruise, Mon. from Luxor 4 nts inc. Excursions

The largest religious building ever constructed circa 2000 BC; Has been built in dedication to Amun, Nut, and Khonsu. The temple has a mix of decayed temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor. In ancient Egypt, the area around Karnak was called Ipet-isut, which means: “The Most Selected Places”; furthermore, it was the prime worship place of the Eighteenth Dynasty Theban Triad with Amun as its head.

Located on the east bank of the Nile, the Luxor temple is a majestic architectural work constructed around 1400 BC. Unlike other temples, the Luxor temple was not dedicated to a God or a king but rather to the rejuvenation of kingship. Historians claim that the Luxor temple is where many kings were crowned, like Alexander the Great.

The Valley of the Kings is a magnificent burial ground where, to date, 63 tombs have been unearthed. The rooms range from a simple room to corridors with 120 chambers and pharaohs like Ramses II, Tutankhamen and Seti I found their resting place here. The valley has been a focus of several archaeological explorations; in 1979, the valley became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Also known as Djeser-Djeseru, the Mortuary Temple Complex of Hatshepsut is beneath the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile. The temple was built in dedication to Hatshepsut and Amun. It lies next to the Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep. The relief sculptures in the temple recite the tale of the divine birth of a first-of-its-kind female pharaoh.

The Temple of Kom Ombo is a unique double temple constructed in Aswan during the Ptolemaic dynasty. The uniqueness of this temple lies in the duplication of its halls, rooms, courts, and sanctuaries designed for two gods. The southern half of the temple was dedicated to the crocodile God, Sobek, while the northern half was to the falcon God, Horoeris (Horus the elder). Both sides of the temple are perfectly symmetrical on the axis.

Edfu Temple. Edfu is a historical town located on the west bank of the Nile between Esna and Aswan and is home to Horus Temple. Horus Temple was built from sandstone blocks between 237 BC and 57 BC and is considered one of the best-preserved temples of all other temple ruins. The temple walls have great inscriptions that reveal important insights into myth, religion, and language in the ancient Egyptian era.

Measuring 1200 meters from north to south and 400 meters at its widest point, Elephantine Island is located downstream of the First Cataract, at the southern border of Upper Egypt with Lower Nubia. The name Elephantine means both ‘elephant’ and ‘ivory’, referring to the important role the island played in trading ivory. It is also believed that Elephantine Island received this name for its shape that resembles elephant tusk.

The Unfinished Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut is a more than a 3,500 years old monument, abandoned in an Aswan stone quarry. It is nearly one-third bigger than any ancient Egyptian obelisk. If completed, it would have weighed around 1,090 tones and would have been almost 42 meters high. Works on the unfinished obelisk were abandoned when cracks appeared in the granite after the creators began to carve it out of bedrock. This unfinished obelisk is a demonstration of the extraordinary stone-working techniques of ancient Egyptians.

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