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A relief from the back of the throne of a seated statue of Ramesses II depicting the Egyptian goddess of writing Seshat. 13th century BCE, Luxor Temple, Egypt.

A digital reconstruction of how Luxor Temple, built c. 1400 BCE) may have appeared after being renovated by Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE). Made by NeoMam Studios and THISISRENDER in collaboration with Expedia. (Republished with permission from...

Entrance to the temple at Luxor, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848 CE. Wellcome Collection, London. David Roberts travelled in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly Egypt, from 1838 to 1839 CE...

The Colossi of Memnon. Amenhotep III (1386-1353 BCE) commissioned them to stand guard over his mortuary complex at Luxor, Egypt. They are seventy feet high (21 metres), each weighing seven hundred tons.

A pair of sandals with curves tip and footrest with footmarks. Plant fibers and wood. From Luxor, Egypt. 1550-870 BCE. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).

A relief carving of the Egyptian god Thoth from the throne back of a seated statue of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE), Luxor.

The Luxor Obelisk, also known as 'Cleopatra's Needle', in Place de la Concorde, Paris.

In this segment, Dr. David Neiman describes the remains of the great temple complex at Luxor, colossal statues and pillars that still inspire awe today. Less remains in the capital of Lower Egypt, Memphis, where conquering armies destroyed...

A temple (from the Latin templum) is a structure usually built for the purpose of, and always dedicated to, religious or spiritual activities including prayer, meditation, sacrifice and worship. The templum was a sacred precinct defined by...

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was located on the western coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and built in the 6th century BCE. Such was its tremendous size, double the dimensions of other Greek temples including the Parthenon, that it...