Temple of Luxor History

In the past, religious processions passed between the temple complex of Karnak and the Temple of Luxor along the road from the parents of the Sphinx 2.5 kilometers long. The corridor borders the A of the fathers of the Sphinx is larger than normal size of the gardens and swimming pools behind them. It was built six Mrkpah structures similar to those at the Museum of Karnak open now, at intervals along the way in which the buildings rest of those priests who carry a statue of Amun or live ceremony of the temple to another. The temple which is in the far north of these structures is located directly outside the door of Architecture at Karnak; As in the far south, which was located in the yard the first Temple of Luxor.
At the beginning of the modern state and before that built by the fathers of the Sphinx there were a channel filled with water being here and sail boats between the holy of Karnak and Luxor. By the late modern state where made, and increased the celebrations set by the moon in the calendar and getting out of the annual flood season, there was not enough water for the conduct of these boats and float Ferdmt channel and worshiped. And then moved processions on the ground or on the Nile.
Was initiated by parents of the Sphinx in the modern state, but did not take its final form only in the reign of the first Nktanebo of the Thirtieth Dynasty. Did not reveal the excavation only for a few short stretches of the Sphinx by parents and best-preserved stretches of hundreds to a few meters north front of the Temple of Luxor, and about thirty-five of the fathers of the Sphinx open on both sides of the paved road. And covers the way the trees and the broad areas of herbs, and flowers thrive in the season and the lack of noise in the nearby town is a matter of happiness. The best walking along the processional way and admiration Mounhiat old and enjoy the view, which gives him great gate of the temple first.

In the old there was an extended complex of buildings surrounding the temple of Luxor. The city of Luxor area of narrow streets that were Taatmj and wrap between markets, workshops, animal pens and houses built of mud brick, ranging from cottages and ڤll. He described the French novelist Gustave ڤlober compound temple also appeared in the nineteenth century: "homes built between the crowns of columns; and perched chicken, animal and nest in the leaves of the lotus large stone. And walls of brick naked or mud partitions between the houses; being dogs Nabhh along the walls." Perhaps they looked outside the Luxor temple wall very similar to 2500 years ago. Some homes have been demolished, which he saw ڤlober in 1855. But except for a small area of the city dating back to Roman times through the western parents of the Sphinx, most of the old urban buildings still lie under the modern Luxor. It is likely that the excavation disclose any time soon because of the cost required. Markets, workshops, animal pens and adobe homes ranging from cottages and ڤll. And the success of this work is uncertain. Have been affected by stone walls engraved badly affected groundwater destroyed so high decorative surfaces. The walls of the temple built of mud-brick buildings which are of assistance was the worst luck: Many of them simply vanished, as it has very high water in 2001 to considerable damage to the ruins at the southern tip of the site.


Work continues to protect the temple area today, and likely to last long in the future. There has been talk of detection by parents of the Sphinx as a whole, and clean up around the old city of Luxor Temple and make it a museum open. But this would be too difficult for the city of Luxor into two halves and requires conversion of precious land value between the corridor and the Nile to the park or place for pedestrians only. Because of costs, policies and requirements for maintaining uncertain, it is not likely to implement this idea any time soon.

There are the temple west of composite Hoalchornich main street separates the temple from the Nile and lined rows of terraces under the shade trees, where sits a small Egyptian youth of Samar in the evening breeze. And south of the temple, we find Hotel New Winter پales a hotel and shopping mall is on the association is full of shops and textile merchants. Petain to the southwest of the nineteenth century Mtdaaaan ROMANIAN brown above the village, one representing the headquarters of the Egyptian National Democratic Party is on the slowly crumbling. The animal hospital is located Brook and the city jail and the fire brigade department and seller of pottery left behind. It is based directly above the old town. County to the east filled itinerant vendors working in Luxor and grocers, restaurants, shops and McDonald's distinct promotions. And carries the air smells of spices and grilled fish may hear cries of men sell good dates and fresh juices and cans of mackerel and bewildering array of cheap home equipment, all this shouting compete with tour guides and bus and Klexat Sraún processions VIP (honoring). The market is characterized by the streets of Luxor as a witch (and the large weekly market is held every Tuesday morning), which is worth exploring. But to taste the Temple of Luxor is free of interference from modern necessary depth inside the walls where the old stone buildings block views, as well as modern buildings. This is better than to visit in the evening where the walls are lit and the darkness surrounding the temple Babath Huelva. Introduces visitors to the temple on the Corniche in the West. There was very close to the entrance here and also below the level of the street. On the edge of the Nile, one can see the stones berth built to receive the sacred vessels and other vessels that had come and go from the temple in the days of Eid.

A stone path leads east from the entrance through the open area of the newly cleared blocks engraved writings, along the ruins of the Roman fort and temples Romanian, and the extreme south there is a Christian church. A wide staircase leads to the yard built the first Nktanebo between the first gate and the way parents of the Sphinx. Have been built many monuments here in Roman times. Has destroyed almost all, but there is a small house of worship is still interesting to stand in the northwest corner was built by Hadrian and dedicated to Serapis in the early second century AD. And this is only one of the great construction projects carried out by the Romans in the compound of Luxor when the region turned to the bond of about 250 AD hippocampus. The Temple of Luxor itself was located at the center of this complex defense and served as a temple to the Roman emperors, who considered themselves the inheritors of the divine ownership of the Egyptian. In fact comes from the Arabic name of Luxor "Luxor" means immunization, which in turn is derived from the Latin word "Kastrum" a word in the sense of immunization. The temple is also called the "Temple of Amun at Alawpet" "amino Aubet M" or "structure of the South." Such as the temples of Karnak, Luxor Temple has undergone numerous changes and additions to the over three thousand years ago, and no doubt there has been a temple stands in the past due to the State Central on the site, and perhaps there was a temple of the Old as well as before. We see this I am convinced that the Queen Hatshepsut girl here in the eighteenth dynasty. But the first buildings that we see today built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II, is they were responsible for most of the rows and columns of the temple enormous Ffenath. Later, the Ptolemaic and Roman rulers of a huge re-decoration, as well as Christian priests and the elders of Islam. The architectural history of Luxor is less complex than the history of monuments of Karnak, but we are forced to go back to Alory and walk backwards in time when we enter the temple and explore many of its parts.
And along the history of Luxor Temple was the residence of the Lord Amon orthostatic a close relationship with the idea of fertility and rejuvenation, and each was carrying a statue of Amon at Karnak Temple in Luxor to greet Amun in Alawpet (amino Aubet M), was called "Holiday Alawpet beautiful." It was the celebration of the most important celebrations in the religious calendar. And see the procession between the temples and held celebrations in Luxor on the outer walls of the structure and the Temple of Ramses III in the large courtyard at Karnak and on the walls and rows of columns of Amenhotep III in Luxor Temple Among the functions the many was the purpose of holiday reassert the authority of the king and loose grandparents royalists and its close relationship with the gods. It was a royal celebration of rejuvenation and re-establish the authority of the gods of Egypt. Has celebrated the holiday in the second month of summer during the annual flooding of the Nile.

This tradition has remained to this day has retained the birth father of modern pilgrims, many of the activities of the ancient feast in a modified form. Has been a sheikh Abu Muslim pilgrims venerated mosque and the tomb is located inside the temple compound, and is said to have brought Islam to Luxor eight centuries ago. And to celebrate the pilgrims come each year in the month of Sha'ban of the Islamic calendar turning to Luxor generator lasts three days. And fruits and nuts are sold in the streets and the conjuring tricks and magicians to their work and horse racing back and forth on the Corniche and decorated with men dressed as women and women wear the best clothes. At the height of the celebration of the thousands of men to see the boat full of children wearing modern clothes and showy walks compound in the town on a cart pulled by horse towards Karnak. And children screaming and screaming women and men sing while the boat passes them. It's a different century and a different religion and different culture, but my father festive pilgrims remain in traditional images of the Opet festival.

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