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Luxor Temple Pylon 4700EG07JHP 
 Luxor Temple Entrance Panorama Front Pylon Statues Obelisk Ramp Steps located on the east bank of the River Nile at Luxor, Egypt is credited to Ramses 11 as the main builder and these are his massive granite statues at the entrance to the first pylon. The Crescent symbol of an Islamic Mosque dedicated to a local saint Abu'l Hagag is just visible and illustrates the religious reverence of this site over the centuries. 
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Luxor Temple
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Luxor Temple Pylon 4700EG07JHP
Upload Date: 2007-10-19 06:53:59
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Luxor Temple Entrance Panorama Front Pylon Statues Obelisk Ramp Steps

located on the east bank of the River Nile at Luxor, Egypt is credited to Ramses 11 as the main builder and these are his massive granite statues at the entrance to the first pylon. The Crescent symbol of an Islamic Mosque dedicated to a local saint Abu'l Hagag is just visible and illustrates the religious reverence of this site over the centuries.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, granite, approach, entrance, pylon, Mosque, Crescent, Abu'l Hagag, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, pharaoh, ruler, huge, monumental, statues, seated