Luxor
Avenue of Sphinxes
The processional avenue connected Karnak and Luxor Temple across the ceremonial city. Its archaeological value lies in that relationship: it helps explain movement, festival and sacred geography rather than functioning as an isolated attraction.
The processional avenue connected Karnak and Luxor Temple across the ceremonial city. Its archaeological value lies in that relationship: it helps explain movement, festival and sacred geography rather than functioning as an isolated attraction.
The processional avenue connected Karnak and Luxor Temple across the ceremonial city. Its archaeological value lies in that relationship: it helps explain movement, festival and sacred geography rather than functioning as an isolated attraction.
A closer look
Three details that change the way you see it.
Movement and festival between Karnak and Luxor Temple.
Changes in the form and date of the sphinxes along the route.
The avenue’s relationship with the modern city around it.
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