Egypt Luxor, Temple, Tour, Holiday, Map

The first thing that catches your eye when you look at a map of Egypt is the Nile. The river crosses the country from north to south. All life in Egypt has long been going about life-giving artery. In the middle reaches of the Nile makes a loop and creates a sort of peninsula. 

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Suppress his way spurs Libyan range. This area was called the Egyptians “Great place”. On the opposite bank of the Nile and Luxor appeared once, also called Thebes. The capital of modern Egypt is Cairo is also located on the Nile. As if running time drifted center of the country down the great river. Thebes – the Greek name of the ancient capital of the New Kingdom, which had other names. Luxor is the name of the ancient city, converted to the European style Arabic version of the name of the capital. Translated “Luxor” sounds like “palace fortress”. This city is a palace-museum in the hot air of Egypt. The antiquity of human civilization has its roots, as usual in hot countries. And the hot sun, as it were, brings a sense of antiquity, creating a sense of naked immemorial. As if the very dust of roads came to us from those distant years, when this land was a great country, great Egyptians: Pharaohs, architects, priests, philosophers. Luxor retained the memory of it, until today.

Since the nineteenth century, archaeologists and finders of antiquities, flooded streets of the city, the houses of which are under an hour on the ancient foundations. History begins for us with no real finds. History of Luxor, conditionally, is calculated from the third millennium BC, when it was created some written evidence of age, where the city is mentioned. Luxor cityLogically more ancient Luxor, standing on the land of Egypt, the great antiquity of which there is not a certain clarity. For example, some sources are added to the age of the country for many centuries. At the end of the 3rd millennium BC ancient Thebes, which is the capital of the mighty Egypt. Any capital is the mouthpiece of the country’s potential. And the power of the ancient culture was reflected in the construction of many temples and palaces. It began under the Pharaohs XI Dynasty and reached its height in the XIV century BC Subsequently, when the wheel of life to move the center to the north of Egypt, and the capital was Alexandria, the capital of Thebes long remained the religious and cultural life. Earth centuries collect precious spirit and matter was carrying the light of the highest achievements of culture through the ages. See the beauty of Luxor – is to understand the soul of Egypt. And no matter how corny it sounds but, visiting Egypt, it is necessary to go to Luxor. Tourists – people, giving new life to ancient places of our planet. Perhaps after a wave of curious eyes and strength foot wave of revival will come true meaning of the sacred places of humanity. Then curiosity replace dialogue of the human soul and the souls of Earth’s history.

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Luxor Distance from modern bustle and hectic cities, gives the special charm of the ancient earth, and the mood, taking away far into the past. After all, it was a place of great events. Here the idea of monotheism (the first historically known to us).

Luxor is located on the south more than 600 miles from Cairo. Even you can not specify that on the banks of the Nile. Great life-giver, where the Nile divides the city into two. City of the living and the dead city. Eastern and western city. In the first pharaohs lived, there were built a temple to God Amon, in the second city of the dead is funerary temples and tombs. In the west the sun goes below the horizon, so goes human life. Pharaoh’s body crossed the river and on the west coast in one of the tombs has found eternal rest. Thus, Neil put together two of the world – this world and the world-sidedness otherworldly. Such a worldview is the connection of the two poles (the Nile divides, Neil joins) is characteristic of ancient wisdom. In ancient Thebes were the focus of grandeur, perfection and wealth. It was a great time, great people, great city. Great temples, palaces of noble citizens, gardens with rare trees, artificial lakes. Obelisks were carried away into the cloudless azure sky, the largest with them arguing giant statues of kings. Flocked here wealth of conquered peoples: wine, ivory, ebony, crafts items, gold, oil, spices, precious stones, and so beloved by the Egyptians, and blues.

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LuxorThe main attractions in Luxor are vast. Eastern shore temples, tombs of Kings and the Valley of the Queens on the west bank, Deir el-Medina. The land itself is Luxor landmark. It seems that the old traditions and ancient legends are visible, when you set foot on the sacred stones of churches, avenues of sphinxes. Much rests under the ground, so the antiquity are everywhere, it is impregnated with hot air Luxor. The most famous temple is Karnak. “The most perfect place”, Karnak complex, over a thousand years was the main shrine of the Egyptians. Countless generations of pharaohs contributed to the appearance of the temple. The temple is decorated and extended. It was badly damaged by the Pharaoh Akhenaten. By introducing religious reform, Pharaoh everywhere destroying everything that related to the god Amun, replacing the cult of Amun cult of Aten. And in the temple of Karnak Akhenaten built two new god of the sanctuary, later dismantled. Karnak temple contains three major parts: the “house of Amun”, the temple of Mut, the divine consort of Amun, the temple of the war god Montu. Since the XVI century BC and to the Greco-Roman period temple grew and grew until it reached the enormous size. House of Amun was dedicated 123 hectares of land. Karnak Temple, however what else makes a visible history. Its territory adjoin monuments created with a difference of more than ten centuries. Here is the voice of history, it is worth considering. Thebes in the south end with the Luxor Temple, Karnak previously connected to the Avenue of the Sphinxes, now here are modern buildings and roads. Luxor Temple was dedicated to the cult of the royal ka (soul, invisible energy animates matter). For the curious tourists will be interesting, well-known in many photos and television, the two colossi of Memnon They are located in the city of the dead, on the west bank of the Nile. Once there was a mortuary temple to Amun. Built the temple Amenhotep III – Pharaoh-sun. Shortly before the new calendar temple destroyed by the earthquake, and two statues of Amenhotep survived. Interestingly, the Egyptians built from a very durable material, what they attributed to the quality of eternity, and the material of ordinary rest. After all, he came to us, no Egyptian house, very long ago they lived. But the temples, statues of gods, tombs save, save and finish, despite all the difficulties of past times. 4800 years ago, it was an architectural marvel built, now known as the pyramid of Djoser. Architect Imhotep built the step pyramid, steps led the king to heaven. After a century in Thebes have rock tombs. The famous Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens gave repose dozens of pharaohs and their royal spouses and children.

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In the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, four dozen tombs. All are carefully hidden in the rocks. Door closes, then covered with huge stones, walling. But the passion for gain later generations was stronger. All known tombs destroyed in varying degrees. The human desire to find treasure stops shine stones and gold, so there is always hiding major secrets that are still waiting for their “destroyers”. Tomb looked about the same, in what was apparently his symbolism and tradition of conservation knowledge. Sloping corridor led off down to a depth of tens of meters and ended in a few rooms (three or four). Painting rooms and corridors affect its brightness and save. Egyptians, as no one in the history of mankind, were able to create a long-lasting thing. The paintings speak about the life and exploits of the king. In the valley of the queens find over 70 tombs. Some of them belong to the royal children. Valley of the Queens tomb smaller. In 1995, the completed restoration tomb of Nefertari. Its splendor was available contemplation. It is hard to believe that all this perfect beauty created by human hands and feet. But it is true. It is known that the masters who created the tomb of Nefertari, her husband, the great Ramses II, were Neferhotep Elder Nebnefer, Neferhotep Jr, and his son Kakha Inerhau. The tomb specifically limited: the day a total of 150 people, each only 10 minutes can contemplate the beauty of paintings showing the “Book of the Dead” and to see the very beautiful queen in conversation with Osiris. Vault, as the starry sky, spread over the tomb. “Oh, mother Nut! Stretch your wings over me as the eternal stars! “From Ramses II – a beacon of Egypt, and the associated construction of the temple of Amun in Luxor. The main entrance to the temple in the form of a majestic pylons located in the north side of the temple dedicated to the divine trinity are Amun, Mut, Khonsu (Father – Mother – Son). The temple is located along the Nile. At the entrance to The enormous statues of Ramses, called “Sun rulers of foreign countries” and his wife Nefertari, who after his death was worshiped as a goddess. Her worship are unprecedented in the history of Egypt. Also remained one of the granite obelisks. Survived, however, and the second, but was taken to Paris by Napoleon during the Egyptian campaign. Among other famous architectural famous terraced temple of Queen Hatshepsut, beautifully inscribed in the surrounding terrain, and if released from the rock. West bank of the Nile – the shore, where the sun and begins normal eye invisible secret life, not only contains a huge necropolis. The same bank was a settlement masters. They were called “Servants of the great places”, “People are the team”, “Workers royal tomb.” It’s about the Deir el-Medina. Here lived those who built the places of worship, those who kept the tradition and mystique. An interesting fact is that this settlement of the pharaoh. The city was surrounded by a wall and protected by special guards. The highest flowering of this town was in the Ramesside era, when the size and splendor of burials increased. Today, visitors can visit the Luxor Museum, which is the collection of Tutankhamun funerary gifts. The most elegant and beautiful rose gold and gilded head of the goddess Mehit-spindles.

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The mastery of the ancient Egyptians, who, as nobody understood the meaning of the word “eternity”, allows us modern people draw from their treasuries. The surviving papyri, murals and bas-reliefs, temples, pyramids, all this speaks to today’s man and is the soul of antiquity today. Visiting the temples of Egypt can verify the truth of these words. From Luxor you can take a short trip to the famous places of ancient Egypt. Temple of Abydos. Here Pharaoh Seti I built the temple seven great deities of Egypt. It was believed that the man at least once in life is to visit the place where Isis buried the head of Osiris. Temple of Dendera. Hathor temple complex is known from the third millennium BC The temple was the home return of the “Golden” goddess. The place was called “Enduring earth goddess”. Indeed, the time spared Dender, the abode of the goddess escaped destruction. Temple of Horus (the falcon-headed god, the father of the Pharaohs) in effusions is on the way from Luxor to Aswan. His well-preserved walls have inscriptions that explain the aspect ratio and size of architectural details. The Luxor festival is timed to the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun, the most significant event in the history of Egyptology. In this and subsequent days of November the city hosts many festive events: carnival, folk concerts.