An ancient pathway lined with statues of the mythical beast, Avenue of Sphinxes connects the temples of Luxor and Karnak. The 2.7 km (1.7 mi) road was once flanked by around 1,350 sphinxes, with the body of a lion and the head of a man. During the annual Opet festival, worshipers would parade figures of the god Amun and his wife Mut down the avenue, celebrating their union. Ongoing excavations at the archaeological site continue to unearth the sphinxes, with some now rebuilt at each end, leading up to the two temples. To visit Avenue of Sphinxes on your holiday in Luxor, and find out what else Luxor has to offer, use our Luxor.
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Avenue of Sphinxes reviews
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This avenue connects the two famous temples: Luxor and Karnak. Originally it was 3kms long. We didn’t go all the way, we had no time. We walked there from Luxor Temple and saw many Sphinxes and the...
This avenue connects the two famous temples: Luxor and Karnak. Originally it was 3kms long. We didn’t go all the way, we had no time. We walked there from Luxor Temple and saw many Sphinxes and the... more »
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The avenue of the Sphinxes lines the road to the Temple of Luxor, included with the Temple of Luxor. So many beautiful Sphinx line the road, I did plan to count them but by this point in the day we...
The avenue of the Sphinxes lines the road to the Temple of Luxor, included with the Temple of Luxor. So many beautiful Sphinx line the road, I did plan to count them but by this point in the day we... more »
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Great place to visit of historic value and it certainly looks great at night with the lights. It can get too hot during the day.
Great place to visit of historic value and it certainly looks great at night with the lights. It can get too hot during the day. more »
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Avenue of sphinxes ramheaded is located at the entrance to Karnak Temple. A unique complex of statues looks well-kept and majestically. Visit and enjoy! This location is always overcrowded so it's a real challenge to take a nice picture here)
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The avenue is not that big as the other one, but in its real light back in the day it must have been quite impressive. Nice entrance to what you could be expecting later on.
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Amazing Karnak Temple, one of the biggest sites in the world
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The entrance to Karnak first takes you down the Avenue of the Rams. It's amazing to think how long ago these were carved. Worth spending some time looking at them and the detail that still remains.
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Absolutely amazing... Nearly 3 km Avenue connecting Luor Temple to Karnak Temple. Thousands of Sphinx lined this avenue. Newly reopened to the public. Walk the avenue.Avenue..
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