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 ...

This elegant temple rests along the Nile in the heart of the modern town of Luxor (site of ancient Thebes). It was begun by Amenophis III and largely completed by Ramses II, though later builders ...

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 ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered what might be the remains of a temple from the Ptolemaic period (2nd century BCE) in ...

With totality close to the maximum at 6 minutes 22 seconds, the site of ancient Thebes features the Valley of the Kings, Karnak Temple. Luxor Temple and the Temple of Hatshepsut. Brace for ...

Egypt is famous for the Great Pyramids of Giza, but it has countless other ancient sites to visit, including this beautiful ...

Are the cliffs of Athribis hiding a former sanctuary? In the small Egyptian village near Sohag, about 200 kilometers north of ...

On the classic seven-night Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan and back, the itinerary is largely the same whichever boat you ...