Luxor Temple
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Luxor Temple is a large ancient Egyptian temple complex on the east bank of the Nile in Luxor, renowned for its monumental architecture and religious significance dating back to the New Kingdom.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avenue of Sphinxes between Karnak and Luxor | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple complex
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Roman military camp ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | New Kingdom Egyptian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | divine kingship ⓘ |
| builtDuring | New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Avenue of Sphinxes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Karnak Temple Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionContinuedUnder |
Horemheb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tutankhamun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartedUnder | Amenhotep III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Roman frescoes
ⓘ
chapel of Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Theban religious life ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Amun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khonsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Mut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Egyptian Antiquities Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expandedBy | Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
colonnade of Amenhotep III
ⓘ
first pylon of Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ hypostyle hall ⓘ obelisks ⓘ peristyle court ⓘ processional colonnade ⓘ sanctuary of Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterContained | Abu Haggag Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Luxor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGovernorate | Luxor Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBankOf | east bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| mainAxis | north–south ⓘ |
| majorTouristDestinationSince | 19th century ⓘ |
| modernCityBuiltAround | Luxor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneObeliskRelocatedTo | Place de la Concorde, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | parallel to Nile ⓘ |
| originallyHadNumberOfObelisks | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient city of Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMaterial | sandstone ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
cult temple of Amun
ⓘ
site of royal rituals ⓘ |
| remainingStandingObelisks | 1 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf | Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| usedDuringPeriod |
Pharaonic period
ⓘ
Ptolemaic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | Opet Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
subject surface form:
Thebes (Egypt)
subject surface form:
Thebes (Egypt)
this entity surface form:
Avenue of Sphinxes between Karnak and Luxor