Wednesday, December 21, 2011

The most important archeological tourism in Luxor



The most important archeological tourism in Luxor:

    Luxor: the most important cities in the southern third level which includes the effects of the world and was known in the old state in 270-280 BC. M known in the middle when I put the foundations of the Temple of Karnak, and was the capital of the modern state and is known by several names (and AST) good and Luxor and Luxor is a civilian as a museum open to the ancient Egyptian monuments and the most important features:

    Karnak Temple: It is a wonderful complex of beautiful temples, which has never existed and includes Karnak temples goddess gods Amon and his wife's death and her son, the god Khonsu, the moon god.

    Luxor Temple: was opened after the restoration project complete it, and is the lobby of Amenhotep III the most beautiful courtyard exists between the Egyptian temples, where surrounded lobby 64 columns and hall of columns by 32 columns and has been called the courtyard of the sun because it was open to the sky and the courtyard was surrounded by corridors roofed afford these columns .

    Habu Temple: The opening of a substantial addition on the tourist map because of its huge in terms of technical, aesthetic, and is the largest building to the King of Egyptian stayed intact so far and called Karnak, the western view of the magnitude which is a large temples remaining mainland western Luxor, which includes temples of great importance historical and archaeological sites, one of the largest funerary temples dedicated to the memory of the pharaohs in the modern state, was established by King Ramses III on the left of the beach south of Thebes.

    Valley of the Kings: it comprises a huge number of tombs, including Tutankhamun's tomb, which transferred its contents to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo is the most important archaeological tombs tomb of Ramses I, Ramses III and Horemheb and Tuthmosis III.

    Valley of the Queens: it comprises a large number of tombs of the Queens of the most important tomb of Nefertari, Queen Tiye.

    Deir el-Medina: and include the city workers who had built the tombs of the Valley of the Kings and is packed with graves.

    Mummification Museum in Luxor: is the first of its kind in the world and includes 150 pieces of mummies and coffins and embalming tools.

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