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  • Detail of hieroglyphs showing ancient armies at the Temple of Amun at Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Karnak Temple Complex is the largest religious building ever made, covering about 200 acres. It comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings built over 2,000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu.
    egypt281-05-03-2016.jpg
  • Hieroglyphs on columns at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt160-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Hieroglyphs on the first pylon at the ancient Egyptian site of Medinet Habu (1194-1163BC), the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Medinet Habu is an important New Kingdom period structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.
    egypt61-01-03-2016.jpg
  • Detail of hieroglyphs showing ancient armies at the Temple of Amun at Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Karnak Temple Complex is the largest religious building ever made, covering about 200 acres. It comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings built over 2,000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu.
    egypt282-05-03-2016.jpg
  • Egyptian women under sunlit hieroglyphs in the dark recesses of the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great  and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt185-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Hieroglyphs on columns at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt142-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Hieroglyphs on the first pylon at the ancient Egyptian site of Medinet Habu (1194-1163BC), the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Medinet Habu is an important New Kingdom period structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.
    egypt47-01-03-2016.jpg
  • Hieroglyphs on the first pylon at the ancient Egyptian site of Medinet Habu (1194-1163BC), the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Medinet Habu is an important New Kingdom period structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.
    egypt46-01-03-2016.jpg
  • n Egyptian tourist take photos under sunlit hieroglyphs in the dark recesses of the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt188-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Hieroglyphs on columns at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt162-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Sunlit hieroglyphs in the dark recesses of the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt184-03-03-2016.jpg
  • A detail of wooden supports and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs showing Somalian slaves at the Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt159-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Hieroglyphs on the first pylon at the ancient Egyptian site of Medinet Habu (1194-1163BC), the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Medinet Habu is an important New Kingdom period structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.
    egypt48-01-03-2016.jpg
  • Egyptian tourists take selfies under sunlit hieroglyphs in the dark recesses of the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt187-03-03-2016.jpg
  • A detail of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs showing Somalian slaves at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt156-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Hieroglyphs on columns at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt161-03-03-2016.jpg
  • A detail of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs showing Somalian slaves at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt158-03-03-2016.jpg
  • A detail of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs showing Somalian slaves at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt155-03-03-2016.jpg
  • A detail of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs showing Somalian slaves at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt154-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Hieroglyphs on the first pylon at the ancient Egyptian site of Medinet Habu (1194-1163BC), the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Medinet Habu is an important New Kingdom period structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.
    egypt49-01-03-2016.jpg
  • A detail of wooden supports and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs showing Somalian slaves at the Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt153-03-03-2016.jpg
  • The ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle, on the Enbankment WC2. It is made of red granite, stand about 21 metres (68 ft) high, weigh about 224 tons and are inscribed with Egyptian hieroglyphs. They were originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC. Cleopatra's Needle is the popular name for each of three Ancient Egyptian obelisks re-erected in London, Paris, and New York City during the nineteenth century. Although the needles are genuine Ancient Egyptian obelisks, they are somewhat misnamed as they have no particular connection with Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, and were already over a thousand years old in her lifetime. The London "needle"  was originally made during the reign of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Thutmose III but was falsely named "Cleopatra's needle".
    cleopatra's_needle01-27-01-2013.jpg
  • Hieroglyph columns at the ancient Egyptian site of Medinet Habu (1194-1163BC), the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Medinet Habu is an important New Kingdom period structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.
    egypt53-01-03-2016.jpg
  • Hieroglyph columns at the ancient Egyptian site of Medinet Habu (1194-1163BC), the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Medinet Habu is an important New Kingdom period structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.
    egypt54-01-03-2016.jpg
  • Modern hieroglyphic artwork painted on a wall of local wasteground in the village of Gezirat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The pictures show the Battle of Kadesh which took place around 1274 BC between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River. The battle is the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known. It was probably the largest chariot battle ever fought, involving perhaps 5,000–6,000 chariots.
    egypt362-06-03-2016.jpg
  • Modern hieroglyphic artwork painted on a wall of local wasteground in the village of Gezirat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The pictures show the Battle of Kadesh which took place around 1274 BC between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River. The battle is the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known. It was probably the largest chariot battle ever fought, involving perhaps 5,000–6,000 chariots.
    egypt341-06-03-2016.jpg
  • Modern hieroglyphic artwork painted on a wall of local wasteground in the village of Gezirat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt360-06-03-2016.jpg
  • Flowering Bougainvillea and modern hieroglyphic artwork painted on a wall of local wasteground in the village of Gezirat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt361-06-03-2016.jpg
  • Modern hieroglyphic artwork painted on a wall of local wasteground in the village of Gezirat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt358-06-03-2016.jpg
  • Flowering Bougainvillea and modern hieroglyphic artwork painted on a wall of local wasteground in the village of Gezirat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt344-06-03-2016.jpg
  • Modern hieroglyphic artwork painted on a wall of local wasteground in the village of Gezirat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt359-06-03-2016.jpg
  • Modern hieroglyphic artwork painted on a wall of local wasteground in the village of Gezirat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The pictures show the Battle of Kadesh which took place around 1274 BC between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River. The battle is the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known. It was probably the largest chariot battle ever fought, involving perhaps 5,000–6,000 chariots.
    egypt342-06-03-2016.jpg
  • Modern hieroglyphic artwork painted on a wall of local wasteground in the village of Gezirat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The pictures show the Battle of Kadesh which took place around 1274 BC between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River. The battle is the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known. It was probably the largest chariot battle ever fought, involving perhaps 5,000–6,000 chariots.
    egypt343-06-03-2016.jpg
  • An ancient Egyptian relief showing Pharaoh Thutmosis III slaying Canaanite captives from the Battle of Megiddo, 15th Century BC. seen at Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Battle of Megiddo is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. Megiddo is also the first recorded use of the composite bow and the first body count. All details of the battle come from Egyptian sources—primarily the hieroglyphic writings on the Hall of Annals in the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak, Thebes by the military scribe Tjaneni.
    egypt296-05-03-2016.jpg
  • An ancient Egyptian relief showing Pharaoh Thutmosis III slaying Canaanite captives from the Battle of Megiddo, 15th Century BC. seen at Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Battle of Megiddo is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. Megiddo is also the first recorded use of the composite bow and the first body count. All details of the battle come from Egyptian sources—primarily the hieroglyphic writings on the Hall of Annals in the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak, Thebes by the military scribe Tjaneni.
    egypt295-05-03-2016.jpg
  • The tall columns in the Hypostyle hall at the Temple of Amun at Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Karnak Temple Complex is the largest religious building ever made, covering about 200 acres. It comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings built over 2,000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. The Hypostyle hall, at 54,000 square feet (16,459 meters) and featuring 134 columns, is still the largest room of any religious building in the world.
    egypt288-05-03-2016.jpg
  • The tall columns in the Hypostyle hall at the Temple of Amun at Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Karnak Temple Complex is the largest religious building ever made, covering about 200 acres. It comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings built over 2,000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. The Hypostyle hall, at 54,000 square feet (16,459 meters) and featuring 134 columns, is still the largest room of any religious building in the world.
    egypt286-05-03-2016.jpg
  • Massive stitting colossus in the Court of Ramesses II at the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great  and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt183-03-03-2016.jpg
  • European tourists near the first pylon at the ancient Egyptian site of Medinet Habu (1194-1163BC), the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Medinet Habu is an important New Kingdom period structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.
    egypt60-01-03-2016.jpg
  • The tall columns in the Hypostyle hall at the Temple of Amun at Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Karnak Temple Complex is the largest religious building ever made, covering about 200 acres. It comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings built over 2,000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. The Hypostyle hall, at 54,000 square feet (16,459 meters) and featuring 134 columns, is still the largest room of any religious building in the world.
    egypt285-05-03-2016.jpg
  • A local guide at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Hatshepsut near the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Djeser-Djeseru, is located beneath cliffs at Deir el Bahari ("the Northern Monastery"). The mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt." The temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people, mostly tourists, by Islamists on 17 November 1997.
    egypt166-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Guards await tourists near Ramessid columns in the peristyle court at the ancient Egyptian site of Medinet Habu (1194-1163BC), the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Medinet Habu is an important New Kingdom period structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III. According to the country's Ministery of Tourism, European visitors to Egypt  is down by up to 80% in 2016 after the suspension of flights after the downing of the Russian airliner in Oct 2015. Euro-tourism accounts for 27% of the total flow and in total, tourism accounts for 11.3% of Egypt's GDP.
    egypt52-01-03-2016.jpg
  • Guards and a few tourists near Ramessid columns in the peristyle court at the ancient Egyptian site of Medinet Habu (1194-1163BC), the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Medinet Habu is an important New Kingdom period structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.
    egypt50-01-03-2016.jpg
  • The tall columns in the Hypostyle hall at the Temple of Amun at Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Karnak Temple Complex is the largest religious building ever made, covering about 200 acres. It comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings built over 2,000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. The Hypostyle hall, at 54,000 square feet (16,459 meters) and featuring 134 columns, is still the largest room of any religious building in the world.
    egypt287-05-03-2016.jpg
  • Tall Colossi in the Court of Ramesses II at the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great  and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt178-03-03-2016.jpg
  • A detail of a defaced Queen Hatshepsut in temple of Amun at Karnak at the Temple of Amun at Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut reigned from 1473 to 1458 BC but her successor Tuthmosis III quashed an Asiatic uprising and records of Hatshepsut disappeared. Tuthmosis III was finally able to claim his rightful place as King of Egypt and all images of Hatshepsut were attacked; statues, reliefs and shrines all were defaced. While the queen was damaged, the Gods either side in this painting were left untouched. <br />
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The records of Hatshepsut were erased but no-one knows why. The Karnak Temple Complex is the largest religious building ever made, covering about 200 acres. It comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings built over 2,000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu.
    egypt301-05-03-2016.jpg
  • The tall columns in the Hypostyle hall at the Temple of Amun at Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Karnak Temple Complex is the largest religious building ever made, covering about 200 acres. It comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings built over 2,000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. The Hypostyle hall, at 54,000 square feet (16,459 meters) and featuring 134 columns, is still the largest room of any religious building in the world.
    egypt289-05-03-2016.jpg
  • Tall Colossi in the Court of Ramesses II at the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great  and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt179-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Seen through rusting railings, tourists and the tall Obelisk at the entrance of the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt92-02-03-2016.jpg
  • The tall columns in the Hypostyle hall at the Temple of Amun at Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Karnak Temple Complex is the largest religious building ever made, covering about 200 acres. It comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings built over 2,000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. The Hypostyle hall, at 54,000 square feet (16,459 meters) and featuring 134 columns, is still the largest room of any religious building in the world.
    egypt283-05-03-2016.jpg
  • A local guide and caretaker beneath the massive stitting colossus in the Court of Ramesses II at the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great  and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt182-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Seen through rusting railings, tourists and the tall Obelisk at the entrance of the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
    egypt190-03-03-2016.jpg
  • A detail of a defaced Queen Hatshepsut in temple of Amun at Karnak at the Temple of Amun at Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut reigned from 1473 to 1458 BC but her successor Tuthmosis III quashed an Asiatic uprising and records of Hatshepsut disappeared. Tuthmosis III was finally able to claim his rightful place as King of Egypt and all images of Hatshepsut were attacked; statues, reliefs and shrines all were defaced. While the queen was damaged, the Gods either side in this painting were left untouched. The Karnak Temple Complex is the largest religious building ever made, covering about 200 acres. It comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings built over 2,000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu.
    egypt292-05-03-2016.jpg
  • A tour group organised by WalkLondon stop by a sphinx to hear about the ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle, on the Embankment WC2. Cleopatra's Needle is flanked by two faux-Egyptian sphinxes cast from bronze that bear hieroglyphic inscriptions that say netjer nefer men-kheper-re di ankh (the good god, Thuthmosis III given life). These Sphinxes appear to be looking at the Needle rather than guarding it. This is due to the Sphinxes' improper or backwards installation.
    walk_london_tour04-27-01-2013.jpg
  • A tour group organised by WalkLondon stop by a sphinx to hear about the ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle, on the Embankment WC2. Cleopatra's Needle is flanked by two faux-Egyptian sphinxes cast from bronze that bear hieroglyphic inscriptions that say netjer nefer men-kheper-re di ankh (the good god, Thuthmosis III given life). These Sphinxes appear to be looking at the Needle rather than guarding it. This is due to the Sphinxes' improper or backwards installation.
    walk_london_tour02-27-01-2013.jpg
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