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Wall decorations of Temple of Amon

Luxor, Egypt


Luxor, Egypt

The Temple of Amon cover all important aspects of society, royal life and religious idea. Beginning in the Middle Kingdom, the history of wall decorations here stretch for more than 2,000 years. In from the Festival Hall, almost at the end of the surviving structures, are depictions of Alexander the Great in front of Egyptian deities.
The second and third photos show processional carriages used by the king or for carrying around divine statues.

Luxor, Egypt

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