Pictorial tour of Egypt - Part II (Luxor)










Karnak temple, Luxor. The area covered by these pillars, shaped like papyrus reeds is big enough to fit in St Peter's Basilica twice (and up to 150 buses of sunburned tourists from the coast at a time) This is just one of several gates - stretching inland from the Nile. When everybody left around midday and it was silent it was awe inspiring
















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