We sail to Luxor by riverboats on the
Nile. The Nile river, with its green edges, brings Egypt to life. First we come to Karnak (Amon) Temples. Karnak temples BC. 14. and 13. made in the century. It was enlarged with new additions in the following centuries.
The largest and oldest religious complex established in ancient times near the city of Thebes in Middle Egypt.. Covers an area of 300 acres. You enter this religious complex by walking through dozens of ram-headed and lion-bodied statues lined up on both sides.. Our guide says that the construction of these temples took 2,000 years.. Additions were made by the pharaohs after each war.. The most impressive part of these temples, which were dedicated to the god Amon and his wife Mut, was the Colonnaded Hall, also called the Forest of Columns.. This section, consisting of a total of 134 columns with a height of 23 meters, is really impressive.. The hieroglyphs made by carving the granite stone and ornaments on the columns are quite surprising.
Karnak temples It is connected to Luxor temples by a 3 kilometer road.. Sphinxes adorned both sides of this road in the past.. Luxor temples, BC. 9 out of 1,500. built by pharaoh. Later, around 1,400 BC, Tutankhamen II. It was completed in the time of Ramses.. Great celebrations and feasts were held here.. These celebrations were organized with Karnak, and the huge statues there were brought to Luxor from this 3-kilometer road.. When the celebrations were over, they were moved back to their place.
Later, additions to this temple were made by Alexander the Great, Romans and Muslim Arabs.. This temple was used as a church during the Christian period of Egypt, and it was used as a mosque during the Muslim period.
As a result of the excavations, BC. A church was discovered right under the mosque built in 1300.. This temple in Luxor and this mosque built by chance on it were very interesting.
The most remarkable structures in Karnak were the lion-headed and ram-headed sphinxes, and the most remarkable structures in Luxor were the lion-shaped “human-headed” sphinxes. .
Luxor temples There are 2 huge statues sitting on the throne on the right and left at the entrance. The Battle of Kadesh and the Treaty of Kadesh on the walls of the Luxor temples are depicted with giant frescoes. At the same time, the Kadesh agreement signed in 1295 is known as the first written agreement in history.
For an accommodation with city and river views in Luxor, you can choose the affordable hotels Villa Diletta Luxor and Bob Marley Peace Hotel Luxor .
