Unveiling Luxor Temple – Gateway to Ancient Egypt’s Majesty

Luxor Temple was called (Apt Rest) in the past, which means the Southern Sanctuary, due to its presence in the heart of the city of Luxor, which was called Thebes in ancient times. Luxor Temple is located near the Karnak Temple…. It is connected to a road, on both sides of which are sphinx-like statues representing King Nectanebo I of the Thirtieth Dynasty, during whose reign this road was built…

Luxor Temple was a major place for holding the most important ancient Egyptian religious ceremonies. When the statues of the god (Amun), his wife (Mut), and their son (Khonsu) were transported from their temple in Karnak to Luxor temple in a solemn procession to visit the deity


(Amun-im-Opet)… That is why this celebration was called the Feast of Opet.The temple was built during the era of a number of kings… The chapel was built during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut, and the heart of the temple was built during the reign of (AmenH๏τep III). He also made a corridor of columns consisting of two rows, each row containing seven cylinders. It was decorated with scenes of the Opet Festival. These myths were completed during the reign of King Tutankhamun and Horemheb, which was in the Eighteenth Dynasty.


During the reign of King Ramses II, one of the kings of the Nineteenth Dynasty, he built a large edifice of columns and a spacious courtyard behind it. The cylinders were distinguished as papyrus cylinders, and he established the entrance to the temple in front of the legends… He also built a tower to the north and another to the right, and one of them was recorded. His military victories, especially the Battle of Kadesh…. He also erected two obelisks in front of the entrance to the temple, only one of which remains until now, while the other was transferred to Paris in Place de la Concorde.


In the Greek era, the inscriptions on the temple walls were erased and replaced with inscriptions and drawings representing the Greco-Roman style of King Diocletian and three of the crown princes.


We have reached the end, and the stories continue, and this was a brief overview of one of the most important temples of ancient Egypt, which is the Luxor Temple.

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