Archaeological recordLuxor, Egypt · c. 1400 BCE, expanded by Ramesses IIAncient Egyptian
Luxor Temple
c. 1400 BCE, expanded by Ramesses II · New Kingdom temple complex
The story
A vast temple on the east bank of the Nile in ancient Thebes, raised mainly by Amenhotep III and enlarged by Ramesses II, Tutankhamun and Horemheb. Unlike most Egyptian temples it is not dedicated to a god but to the rejuvenation of kingship, and each year the Opet festival carried a cult statue of Amun from Karnak down the Nile to stay here.
The record
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Built
c. 1400 BCE, expanded by Ramesses II
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Era
Ancient Egyptian
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Style
New Kingdom temple complex
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City
Luxor, Egypt
Why it matters
01Built chiefly by Amenhotep III around 1400 BCE and expanded about a century later by Ramesses II
02Its great colonnade and entrance pylon were added by Ramesses II, who flanked the gateway with colossal seated statues
03One of the pair of obelisks that once stood at the entrance now marks the Place de la Concorde in Paris
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