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This is at the entrance to the Temple of Kamak, so you pass right through it on your way in - not a separate place to visit. It makes for a spectacular place to enter.
The sphinxes are in amazing condition and the area is well cared for. Bring a sun umbrella since there is no shade, and you will need water
We went at night and the Avenue was lit up. It is adjacent to the Luxor Temple - so do both at the same time. Well worth it.
This avenue connected the Karnak Temple with the Luxor Temple. Again a fabulous piece of work with hundreds of them on both sides lining the road which is apparently about 2 KM long. Sadly the faces are damaged as are in all the temples and...More
To answer a forum question, I got up early, intending to walk, from Luxor Temple possibly as far as the Temple of Mut, if it was possible. It isn't. OK - Physically, you can, but the workmen won't let you. They still have a lot...More
Walking down between two rows of sphinxes (sadly some have been damaged), but still an incredible entrance to Luxor. This is part of the East Bank tour.
There is a long avenue connecting the great Karnak temple to the Luxor temple lined with statues of the Sphinx on either side. Today it is in ruins with most of the statues destroyed or defaced. The Egyptian government is now trying to restore the...More
On successive visits to Luxor over the past several years we have watched the gradual uncovering of the Avenue, from the demolition of hundreds of houses, the digging of the trench and the installation of the repaired/ recreated/ replica sphinxes. As of May 2018 the...More
This is two long lines of sphinxes with a wide walkway in between. It has s inside the Luxor Temple and faces toward the Karnak temple
When I visited in Feb work was still ongoing with the avenue of Sphinxes, part of this avenue can be seen with the temple of luxor night time is a great time to visit to see them lit up. From my hotel room I could...More
