Luxor Research Paper
Luxor Temple and its Conservation Efforts
What is the Luxor Temple?
The temple of Luxor is a large temple complex situated on the east bank of the River Nile in the town of Luxor, Egypt. The temple was known as "ipet resyt" and it was founded around 1400 BC. Access to the temple is by a gate that is thought to have been constructed during the Roman period. In ancient times, the temple connected the Karnak and Luxor temples with an avenue. Nectanebo I lined this road with human headed sphinxes in the 30th Dynasty. The entire site is surrounded by a large mudbrick enclosure wall also built by Nectanebo I. The first pylon was built by Ramesses II and was decorated with scenes of his military expeditions, in particular his victory at the battle of Kadesh. Later pharaohs …show more content…
This entrance was dominated by six massive statues of Rameses, two seated and four standing. Unfortunately, only the two seated statues and one of the standing statues are still intact. The rest of the statues have crumbled and disintegrated over the centuries. There is also a 25 metre pink granite obelisk also built by Ramesses just inside the gateway. It is one of a pair - the other now stands in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The four baboons who ‘greet the morning sun’ are carved on the bottom of the pedestal and the names and epitaphs of Ramesses appear on each side of the obelisk. Beyond the first pylon Ramesses II built a peristyle courtyard. The courtyard leads to the colonnade built by Amenhotep III with additional decorations added by Tutankhamen, Horemheb and Seti I. By entrance to the colonnade there are two statues representing Tutankhamun, but his name has been replaced by that of Ramesses II. Other decorations celebrate the reinstatement of Amun. They are ascribed to
What is the Luxor Temple?
The temple of Luxor is a large temple complex situated on the east bank of the River Nile in the town of Luxor, Egypt. The temple was known as "ipet resyt" and it was founded around 1400 BC. Access to the temple is by a gate that is thought to have been constructed during the Roman period. In ancient times, the temple connected the Karnak and Luxor temples with an avenue. Nectanebo I lined this road with human headed sphinxes in the 30th Dynasty. The entire site is surrounded by a large mudbrick enclosure wall also built by Nectanebo I. The first pylon was built by Ramesses II and was decorated with scenes of his military expeditions, in particular his victory at the battle of Kadesh. Later pharaohs …show more content…
This entrance was dominated by six massive statues of Rameses, two seated and four standing. Unfortunately, only the two seated statues and one of the standing statues are still intact. The rest of the statues have crumbled and disintegrated over the centuries. There is also a 25 metre pink granite obelisk also built by Ramesses just inside the gateway. It is one of a pair - the other now stands in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The four baboons who ‘greet the morning sun’ are carved on the bottom of the pedestal and the names and epitaphs of Ramesses appear on each side of the obelisk. Beyond the first pylon Ramesses II built a peristyle courtyard. The courtyard leads to the colonnade built by Amenhotep III with additional decorations added by Tutankhamen, Horemheb and Seti I. By entrance to the colonnade there are two statues representing Tutankhamun, but his name has been replaced by that of Ramesses II. Other decorations celebrate the reinstatement of Amun. They are ascribed to