The Propylon of the Temple of Luxor
Plate 10: The Propylon of the Temple of Luxor
A view of the first pylon leading into the temple at Luxor (Thebes) looking south. A pair of partially exposed statues depicting Ramesses II flank the entrance. Reliefs are carved into the walls of the pylon depicting Ramesses II in battle. Through the gap in the pylon, the minaret of the Abu Haggag Mosque which was established in 640 in a part of the temple previously converted into a Roman church in 395.
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894
Day & Son
London (England)
English
Temples, Egyptian
Sacred spaces
Statues
Pylons (Gateways)
Relief (Decorative arts)
Pharaohs
Mosques
Minarets
Ramses II, King of Egypt
Temple of Luxor (Luxor, Egypt)
Thebes (Egypt : Extinct city)
Nineteenth century
9.4 x 12.5 cm (approx.)
Still image
photographs
albumen prints
The Holy Land, Egypt, Constantinople, Athens : a series of forty-eight photographs
186- BEDF
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