Luxor Temple
A great temple on the east bank of the Nile in the middle of Luxor, built around 1400 BC and known in Egyptian as the southern sanctuary. A single obelisk stands at its gate, its twin now in Paris, and the columns glow when lit after dark.
- Where
- Luxor, Luxor, Egypt
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 25.7000, 32.6392
Get the Luxor Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Luxor Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Luxor volume with your photos and a note.
Near Luxor Temple
Luxor Museum 1.0 km
An archaeological museum on the corniche overlooking the Nile, showing finds from Thebes and the temples around it. The collection is small and carefully lit, so each statue gets room to be seen properly.
Avenue of Sphinxes 1.3 km
A processional road 2.7 kilometres long that links Karnak with Luxor Temple, lined on both sides with sphinxes and ram-headed statues. Uncovered from under the modern town, it can now be walked much as it was in ancient Thebes.
Karnak Temple 2.8 km
A vast complex of temples, pylons and chapels built over some two thousand years, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemies, and centred on the god Amun. Its Great Hypostyle Hall is a forest of 134 giant columns carved from top to bottom.
Colossi of Memnon 3.7 km
Two giant stone statues of Amenhotep III, seated in the fields of the west bank since about 1350 BC in front of his vanished temple. Greek and Roman visitors came to hear the northern one sing at dawn, and carved over a hundred inscriptions on its legs.
Ramesseum 4.2 km
The memorial temple of Ramesses II on the west bank, across the river from Luxor. Its toppled granite colossus of the king, broken across the courtyard, is said to have inspired Shelley's poem Ozymandias.
Medinet Habu 4.4 km
A walled site at the foot of the Theban hills, best known for the mortuary temple of Ramesses III, one of the largest and best preserved of the New Kingdom. Its deep cut reliefs still carry much of their original colour.
Deir el-Medina 4.9 km
The village of the artisans who cut and painted the royal tombs, called the Servants in the Place of Truth. The stone outlines of their houses survive, and their own small tombs, painted with great skill, rise up the hillside above.
Temple of Hatshepsut 5.3 km
The mortuary temple of the woman pharaoh Hatshepsut, three broad terraces rising out of the desert floor into the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari. Its long colonnades and clean lines make it look surprisingly modern for a building some 3,500 years old.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Luxor
Questions
Where is Luxor Temple?
Luxor Temple is in Luxor, Luxor, Egypt. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Luxor Museum (1.0 km), Avenue of Sphinxes (1.3 km), Karnak Temple (2.8 km).
How do I get the Luxor Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Luxor Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Luxor volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Luxor Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Luxor volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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