The Luxor temple is one of the best preserved temples situated in the centre of Luxor beside the Nile River. Luxor (known as in ancient times as Thebes) may not have been the largest of the temples in Egypt but it was probably one of the most sacred. It is a magnificent structure which is believed to have been built over the site of a smaller temple in the 14th Century BC and is dedicated to three deities Amun, Mut and Chons. They are built mainly of sandstone which was brought down the River Nile and constructed piece by piece. There are further fortifications built by the Romans and within ...
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