Ramsess The Great adds a lot more of glory to Luxor Temple.

Luxor temple facade and gate.


A carving represents the exterior of Luxor temple with its full facade and obelisks,1300 B.C

A huge bull for sacrifice led by the ancient Egyptians to Luxor temple.

Ramsess The Great adds a lot more of glory to Luxor Temple.
Luxor temple is one of the most charming and impressive temples in all over Egypt generally and in Luxor city specifically. Luxor Temple was founded by the great faithful pharaoh to Amun, king Amunhotep III or Amenophis III and it dates back to the 18th dynasty which is about 1400 B.C. King Amunhotep III established the whole interior of the temple including the holy of the holies, the vestibules ,the open-court and the inner pylon. The temple was dedicated mainly for god Amun-Ra's cult and for celebrating the Opet feasts "the marriage feast" of Amun-Ra. The feast was held and arranged by the clergies of both temples and the royal family. The ram-headed sphinxes avenue, three kilometers long, which is the one connects Luxor temple with the Grand Karnak temple used to be crowded with flag boles, priests and sacrifices. The temple of Luxor was completed and finished by king Ramsess II who created the exterior of the temple and carved on its first pylon his great victory over the Hittites and their allies, that fierce war which started ages ago had brought Egypt a lot more of honour and dignity. The battle of Qadish, in Syria had given Ramsess II the whole prestigious image he aimed at. Luxor Temple was provided with two giant obelisks , gigantic pair of seated statues of king Ramsess II and four of his free-standing statues in order to commemorate his great victory in Qadish and to dignify his father Amun in Luxor temple. Copyrig ©Musegypt. 2006