Luxor Temple - a majestic architectural structure of ancient Egypt, striking not only by its grandiose construction and size, but also by the elegance of its colonnades, harmony and perfection of forms. The temple, built in honour of the Theban triad - the Egyptian god Amon-Ra, his wife Mut and their son god Khonsu, is located on the right bank of the Nile in the heart of the city of Luxor.
Luxor Temple is one of the most beautiful and largest temples in Egypt. The total length of the temple structure is about 260 metres. At the central entrance to the temple, one can see massive pylons 20 m high and 70 m long. The northern entrance is decorated with four grandiose monolithic colossi and an obelisk pointing upwards.
The founder of this temple was Pharaoh Amenhotep III. This happened in the 14th century BC, during the heyday of the New Kingdom. He erected a colonnade, a sanctuary and a hypostyle hall. Pharaohs Tutankhamun and Horemheb built a courtyard with 74 columns and huge statues of pharaohs. The expansion of the Luxor Temple was undertaken by Pharaoh Ramses II.
Thanks to hieroglyphic texts became known names of architects who were engaged in construction of a temple. Among them were architects brothers Suti and Gori. In this case, the main role in the construction of the shrine, which lasted several centuries, played court architect Amenhotep III - architect Hevi.
One of the main features of the temple is its huge colonnades. There were 41 columns in the temple halls, 14 in the central colonnade and 64 in the vestibule. Another attraction of the Egyptian Luxor Temple are the avenues of sphinxes connecting the main temple to the temples dedicated to the consort of the god Amon-Ra, the goddess Mut, and their son Khonsu.
The Luxor Temple is a monument to history. Despite the fact that it is "squeezed" on all sides of the city with its bustling streets and shops, the sanctuary of the ancient gods does not cease to amaze the imagination with its grandeur, unearthly calm, grandiosity and inner harmony ...
On a side note
- Location: Luxor
- Opening hours: daily, from October to April from 6. 00 to 21.00, May to September from 6.00 to 10.00, during Ramadan from 6.00 to 23.00 with a break from 18.30-20.00.
- Tickets: adults 35 EGP, students 20 EGP, children free of charge.
