| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
Site / Event : Temple of Hatshepsut
|
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Hathor.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
Site / Event : Temple of Hatshepsut
|
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Detailed scene of the queen with Hathor.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
Site / Event : Temple of Hatshepsut
|
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Rear view of the temple from the top of the cliff.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
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The desert preserves countless archeological sites.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
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Trails leading up the mountains.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
 |
The region is famous for its tombs.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Tombs of the Nobles
Site / Event : Tomb of Senefer
|
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The tomb of Senefer (an official who died in 1450 BCE).
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Tombs of the Nobles
Site / Event : Tomb of Senefer
|
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The tomb of Senefer has grapes painted on a rough ceiling to give a 3D effect.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Tombs of the Nobles
Site / Event : Tomb of Kha'emhet
|
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The tomb of Kha'emhet, royal scribe and oversee-er of the granaries (died c 1400 BCE).
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Tombs of the Nobles
Site / Event : Tomb of Kha'emhet
|
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Writing.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Tombs of the Nobles
Site / Event : Tomb of Ramose
|
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Paintings in the tomb of Ramose, vizir and governor of Thebes (died 1380 BCE).
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Tombs of the Nobles
Site / Event : Tomb of Ramose
|
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Beautiful relief work.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Tombs of the Nobles
Site / Event : Tomb of Ramose
|
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Two women.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
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Dry river bed.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
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The valleys of Thebes.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
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Rural scene.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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Medinat Habu is a walled enclosure containing Luxor's second largest temple.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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The complex is enormous.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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The complex is set in the desert.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
 |
The walls are covered with carvings.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Amun
|
 |
The Temple of Amun.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Amun
|
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The temple is one of several in the walled enclosure.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Amun
|
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Carved walls.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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The entrance to the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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The temple is covered with reliefs depicting military campaigns.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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Reliefs.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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The Pylon is 65m long and 27m high.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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The 27m high wall showing the ruler crushing his enemies.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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Osirid figures damaged by Christrians.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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Reliefs showing military campaigns.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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Reliefs in the first court.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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Osirid figure.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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Calyx capitals.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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The first court.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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Columns.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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Carved columns.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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Gateway.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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Inscription describing the battle with the sea peoples.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
Site / Event : Temple of Ramesses III
|
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View from a courtyard.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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Painted alcoves.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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Painted reliefs.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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View of the valley.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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Reliefs on the walls.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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One of the courtyards is the Hypostyle Hall.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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Wall of reliefs.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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Ruined temple.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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Statues.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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Carved columns.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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Scenes from Syrian and Mediterranean wars.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
 |
Wall of reliefs.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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Bird and cartouche.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
 |
King and preist.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
 |
Pharoe bashing his enemies.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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The walls of the enclosure.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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Isolated building.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
District : Medinat Habu
|
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The entrance to the enclosure.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
 |
Blue Nile, green irrigated area, yellow desert.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
 |
The fertile region near the Nile quickly becomes desert.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
 |
High cliffs.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
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Dramatic hills.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
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The desert.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
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High and sheer cliffs.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
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Settlements.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
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Stone structure.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
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Desert hills.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Luxor
|
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Dramatic hills and valleys.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
|
 |
Edfu is a town in the south of the country.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
|
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Street scene.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
|
 |
Hardware shop.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
|
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Street stall.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
|
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Camels being taken to market.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
 |
The Temple of Horus is one of the best preserved in Egypt.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
 |
The temple was completed in 57 BCE.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
 |
The temple took 200 years to build.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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The ankh or Egyptian cross.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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Basalt statue.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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Decorated wall.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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Animal deity with a figure.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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Ptolemy XIII in Egyptian pose.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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The Hypostyle Hall.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
 |
The Hypostyle Hall has 18 columns.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
 |
The pillars in the Hypostyle Hall are beautifully carved.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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Offerings on the interior wall.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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The central shrine.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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The granite shrine to Horus.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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The walls of the temple are covered in reliefs.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
 |
The goddess Hathor.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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Figures of Horus.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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The courtyard.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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Stone wall with figures.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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Columns.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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The relief work is excellent.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
 |
Detail of the symbols.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
 |
Making offerings.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
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Wall relief.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Edfu
Site / Event : Temple of Horus
|
 |
Horus.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Daraw
|
 |
The village of Daraw is between Luxor and Aswan.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Daraw
|
 |
Daraw is famous for its market.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Daraw
|
 |
Rope seller.
|
1986 |
| Egypt |
City / Town : Daraw
|
 |
The market is very traditional.
|
1986 |
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