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Habu Temple, usually called Medinet Habu, is the mortuary temple of Ramesses III on Luxor’s West Bank. Its reliefs and temple layout reward a visit focused on looking closely. Choose it for a temple-centred day, or decide how it fits beside the tombs and other West Bank sites you want to see. What is Medinet […]
The Old Kingdom was the period of ancient Egyptian history best known for royal pyramid building, including Djoser’s Step Pyramid at Saqqara and the Great Pyramid at Giza. It was a period spanning several dynasties, not a single dynasty. Its monuments make more sense when you connect the buildings with the kings, beliefs and political […]
The famous Colossi of Memnon sound belongs to the statues’ ancient history, not a performance you can hear on a visit today. The northern statue was reported to make a sound around dawn after it was damaged; the accounts stopped after Roman repairs. Visit for the statues and their West Bank setting, rather than expecting […]
