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Relief-covered columns at Medinet Habu in Luxor

Luxor

Medinet Habu

Medinet Habu is dominated by the memorial temple of Ramesses III. Its architecture, reliefs and later occupation give a different perspective on the institutional and political landscape of the Theban West Bank.

20th Dynasty · West BankLuxorEditorial place guide

Medinet Habu is dominated by the memorial temple of Ramesses III. Its architecture, reliefs and later occupation give a different perspective on the institutional and political landscape of the Theban West Bank.

Medinet Habu is dominated by the memorial temple of Ramesses III. Its architecture, reliefs and later occupation give a different perspective on the institutional and political landscape of the Theban West Bank.

A closer look

Three details that change the way you see it.

01

The memorial temple of Ramesses III as architecture and institution.

02

Narrative reliefs read critically rather than as simple reportage.

03

Evidence for later settlement and reuse within the enclosure.

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