Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier says he has identified seven sets of crypto-hieroglyphs on the 75-foot-tall structure, which ...

Ongoing archaeological work at the Ramesseum Temple at Luxor has resulted in a wealth of new finds. Crews discovered storage areas—which once kept oil, honey, and wine—that paint a new picture of what ...

For those curious about historical places, Egypt is an absolute must-visit destination. The Great Pyramids of Giza are a ...

Though additions to the Temple of Luxor were made by many of Egypt's pharaohs (Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Hatshepsut, to name a few), the bulk of this ancient structure was created in the 14th ...

The Greeks later renamed the place Thebes—a corruption of the name of a local temple, perhaps. Nowadays we call it Luxor, from the Arabic Al-‘Uqsur, meaning “the palaces.” My guides said ...

Some of the greatest monuments on any tour of Egypt bear his stamp: Abu Simbel, Karnak and Luxor Temples, the Ramesseum, and many others. He also commissioned the largest monolithic statue ever ...

The Nile River is the most astonishing river cruise destination in the world, and Luxor has some of its biggest and best ...

One day, while reading the hieroglyphs, the Sorbonne University lecturer noticed something unusual: the inscriptions seemed to make an unusual gesture toward the portico of the Luxor Temple ...

The middle value of all realized prices for an artist's works sold at auction during a given period, providing a clearer representation of typical market values by minimizing the influence of extreme ...

I took one of the best excursions I can remember with Ahmed Hammam, who took me past the Colossi to the Valley of the Kings, then through the temple of Luxor. Our finale was a walk down the Avenue ...