Before diving into the expansive Karnak temple, it makes sense to pinpoint our location on the map of Luxor and its history.Thebes and its necropolis were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List back in 1979.Luxor was incredibly significant for the Egyptians, as evidenced by the massive scale, grandeur, and sheer number of monuments found there. […]
Day 7 in Egypt: Luxor Temple, A Legacy of 3400 Years
Before diving into the expansive Luxor temple, it makes sense to pinpoint our location on the map of Luxor and its history.Thebes and its necropolis were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List back in 1979.Luxor was incredibly significant for the Egyptians, as evidenced by the massive scale, grandeur, and sheer number of monuments found there. […]
Day 6 in Egypt: Temple of Horus In Edfu
The day was hectic, visiting the temples of Philae and Kom Ombo. We returned by 8 PM and had dinner, followed by a Nubian cultural dance show that night before heading back to our room.Our room on the Nile cruise was really nice and cool. There were two big glass windows letting in the moonlight. […]
Day 5 in Egypt: Temple of Kom Ombo
Early this morning, we visited the Temple of Philae and then returned to our cruise, sailing for nearly three hours until we reached the harbor at the small town of Kom Ombo. After enjoying tea on board, we stepped out and walked about a kilometer to the Temple of Kom Ombo. Bathed in soft yellow […]
Day 5 in Egypt: Temple Of Philae, The Last Pagan Temple
After the visit to Abu Simbel, we returned back to Aswan via the Aswan Dam and checked in to the Nile cruise. It was about 3 PM by this time. At about 4 PM we took a small boat to a Nubian village. The trip to the Nubian village was about 3 hours, and we […]
Day 4 in Egypt—Abu Simbel, A Cult Temple
IntroductionThe Abu Simbel temples, built approximately 3,300 years ago, are rock-cut monuments dedicated to Pharaoh Ramesses II and his chief queen, Nefertari. These are cult temples, intended for the worship of the pharaoh alongside major Egyptian deities. Through colossal statues and monumental scale, Ramesses II presents himself as a divine ruler (Osirisid), chosen and protected […]
