Egyptologists have discovered that there are
2000 of these statues lining the sides of a street
that leads from the Karnak Temple to the Luxor Temple.
The city is in the process of excavating all of them.
The ruins of a Temple built to honor a King.
His mummification took place in this
temple, along with daily offerings after his death.
The ruins of a statue of a Pharoah. Just to give you
some perspective, that's J standing to the left of the
statue at the base of another statue.
The statue of the Pharaoh collapsed in an earthquake.
A close up of the ruins of the Temple. The
statues were de-faced by priests of the coptic
church that took over the temple.
A statue outside the Temple
A mosque inside the Luxor Temple. This mosque is 25 feet
above ground, but was at ground level when these ruins
were buried under sand.
The obelisk and statues, built 3300 years ago, were buried
under sand "chest high" to the statues until the 19th Century
when engineering capabilities to excavate the volumes
of sand were finally developed.
These statues were built to honor sons lost. The Pharaoh
had the architect put holes in the stone, so that, when the
wind blew, he would hear the sound and be reminded
of his sons. Notice the people standing in the center
between the statues, just to give you some perspective
on the size of the statues.
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