Luxor Temple Luxor, Egypt

Luxor is located on the East Bank of the Nile, across from the Valley of the Kings and just upstream (south) of Karnak. The temple is dedicated to Amun. Once yearly, a festival was held at Luxor, in which Amun of Karnak visited his Luxor counterpart.

The inner parts of the temple were built mostly by Amenhotep III, the father of Akhenaten. Ramesses II built the outer court and pylon. The photo is taken from inside the temple precincts, looking northeast, parallel to the long axis of the temple, to the back of Ramesses' pylon in the distance.