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  • A young Egyptian man on a horse passes in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind 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.
    egypt548-10-03-2016.jpg
  • A party of schoolgirls gather to look at tourist trinkets in the main square in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind 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.
    egypt97-02-03-2016.jpg
  • A party of schoolgirls gather to look at tourist trinkets in the main square in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind 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.
    egypt96-02-03-2016.jpg
  • Egyptian tourists buy snacks from a local man in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.  The temple behind 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.
    egypt95-02-03-2016.jpg
  • A women tourist walks along the Avenue of the Sphinxes towards the ancient Egyptian Colossi at the entrance to Court of Ramses II, Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt85-02-03-2016.jpg
  • Egyptian youths enjoy the spectacle of a boy trying to control a mule in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind 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.
    egypt552-10-03-2016.jpg
  • A trinkets stallholder pushes his cart towards arriving tourists in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind 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.
    egypt550-10-03-2016.jpg
  • A young Egyptian family walk away from the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.  The temple behind 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.
    egypt549-10-03-2016.jpg
  • Young Egyptian women walk in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind 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.
    egypt547-10-03-2016.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
  • Modern CCTV security cameras keeping watch over the ancient Egyptian remains of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt103-02-03-2016.jpg
  • Young Egyptians pass in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple with the Mosque of Abu el-Haggag's, far right, Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind 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.
    egypt98-02-03-2016.jpg
  • A nuts and seeds stallholder pushes his cart towards arriving tourists in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind 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.
    egypt94-02-03-2016.jpg
  • A nuts and seeds stallholder pushes his cart towards arriving tourists in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind 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.
    egypt93-02-03-2016.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
  • A tourist stall with Coca-Cola umbrella in Luxor Square, Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A tourist stall with Coca-Cola umbrella in Luxor Square, with the Mosque of Abu el-Haggag's minaret, far left, Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt90-02-03-2016.jpg
  • A mounted horse and tourist stallholder in front of the ancient Egyptian columns of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The temple behind 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.
    egypt553-10-03-2016.jpg
  • Young Egyptian boys walks past the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt253-04-03-2016.jpg
  • A local Egyptian man walks past the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt248-04-03-2016.jpg
  • Tourists on rented bikes cycle past the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt246-04-03-2016.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
  • Large tourists visit the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt42-01-03-2016.jpg
  • Tourism and antitquities Police hut and tourists at the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt41-01-03-2016.jpg
  • A local Egyptian man walks past the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt250-04-03-2016.jpg
  • Egyptians in a minibus drive past the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt249-04-03-2016.jpg
  • Local housing rubble and the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt247-04-03-2016.jpg
  • A tourist on rented bikes cycles past the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt245-04-03-2016.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
  • 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
  • Women tourists walk past tall 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.
    egypt59-01-03-2016.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.
    egypt58-01-03-2016.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.
    egypt57-01-03-2016.jpg
  • Minus tourists, the tall 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.
    egypt56-01-03-2016.jpg
  • Minus tourists, the tall 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.
    egypt55-01-03-2016.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
  • 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
  • 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 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.
    egypt51-01-03-2016.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tourism and antitquities Police hut and tourists at the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt40-01-03-2016.jpg
  • A local Egyptian man walks past the ancient Egyptian Colossi of Memnon site, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon (memorial temple of Amenophis III) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned during Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
    egypt252-04-03-2016.jpg
  • Local men on the West Bank of the river Nile talk at dawn on railings overlooking the city of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • The exterior of the main railway station in modern Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • The main square opposite the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt, seen through the window of a first storey cafe.
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  • 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
  • Tourist groups stand and photograph beneath the giant columns in the Solar Court of Amenhotep III, 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.
    egypt186-03-03-2016.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tourist groups stand and photograph beneath the giant colossi at the entrance 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.
    egypt176-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Local traffic in the main square opposite the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt, seen from a first storey cafe.
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  • Local traffic in the main square opposite the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Nile Valley, Egypt, seen from a first storey cafe.
    egypt193-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Egyptians sociali in the main square in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. ing
    egypt191-03-03-2016.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
  • 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 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
  • Tourist groups stand and photograph beneath the giant 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.
    egypt181-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Tourist groups stand and photograph beneath the giant 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.
    egypt180-03-03-2016.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
  • Tourist groups stand and photograph beneath the giant 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.
    egypt177-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Tourist groups stand and photograph beneath the giant 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.
    egypt175-03-03-2016.jpg
  • Seen from one boat to another, a privately-owned motorboat ferry dependent on tourist trade crosses the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • An aerial view of a conversation between two local men over a cart full of produce in the modern city of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt544-10-03-2016.jpg
  • Egyptians pass a mens' clothing business displaying latest styles in modern Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt535-10-03-2016.jpg
  • Watched by a manager, a workman digs a hole for a new tree in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt533-10-03-2016.jpg
  • A young Egyptian girl runs over wasteground in front of  local housing in a West Bank village of the modern city of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt527-10-03-2016.jpg
  • A young Egyptian girl looks towards a hot air balloon on wasteground in a West Bank village of the modern city of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt526-10-03-2016.jpg
  • An aerial landscape, looking down from a hot air balloon on to fertile agricultural fields in a West Bank village of the modern city of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt524-10-03-2016.jpg
  • Looking East from the West Bank, early light over the River Nile and city of Luxor with its twin spires of the Christian Manak church, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt403-07-03-2016.jpg
  • A traditionally-dressed villager seen through the windscreen of a modern car in the village of Qurna, on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt395-06-03-2016.jpg
  • A young Egyptian boy practices his English words from a textbook at his home in the village of Bairat, on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A local Egyptian businessman looks thoughtfully into a setting sun while on sand dunes of a desert enviroment, near a village on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Hamdy Mosa has worked in the tourism industry all of his adult life and now heads a family business dependent on the industry, currently enduring a downturn in visitor numbers after recent terrorist activity.
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  • A local Egyptian businessman looks thoughtfully into a setting sun while on sand dunes of a desert enviroment, near a village on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Hamdy Mosa has worked in the tourism industry all of his adult life and now heads a family business dependent on the industry, currently enduring a downturn in visitor numbers after recent terrorist activity.
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  • A landscape void of tourists of the giant colossus of Pharaoh Ramesses ll and Bintanat at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. 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.
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  • Tourists walk past the giant colossus of Pharaoh Ramesses ll and Bintanat at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A dusty landscape of palm trees and the Sacred Lake at the ancient Egyptian Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • 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.
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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.
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  • A old advert for Kodak film and palm tree inside the enclosure of the ancient Egyptian remains of Karnak in modern Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • Two Egytptian women walk through smoky air, emitted from a kebab business on a street in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • Mannequins in the window of a clothing business displaying womens' dresses for special occasions in modern Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • Mannequins in outside a clothing business displaying the latest western-style clothes for males in modern Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • Mannequins in the window of a clothing business displaying western-style clothes in modern Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • Mannequins in the window of a clothing business displaying western-style clothes in modern Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A young boy sits on the top deck of the state-run ferry across the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A crewman of a felucca prepares the sail during a journey on the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Feluccas are ancient Egyptian sail boats which were used in ancient times as a primary mode of transport and are the only type of boat that is still used extensively in the country.
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  • A scene of a distant felucca sailing boat on the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Feluccas are ancient Egyptian sail boats which were used in ancient times as a primary mode of transport and are the only type of boat that is still used extensively in the country.
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  • A scene of a distant felucca sailing boat on the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Feluccas are ancient Egyptian sail boats which were used in ancient times as a primary mode of transport and are the only type of boat that is still used extensively in the country.
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  • A motorbike is heaved off the state-run ferry across the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A local man talks on his mobile phone on the top deck of the state-run ferry across the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A local man talks on his mobile phone on the top deck of the state-run ferry across the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A local man locks his bicycle on the East Bank of the river Nile in Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • Detail of a street food stall in Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • Detail of a street food stall in Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A woman anc child walk past an agency's board listing details of local properties to rent in the village of Bairat, on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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  • A local politician's regional elections poster in Arabic featuring a nuclear ballistic missile, seen on a lamp post in the modern city of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
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