Nothing could match the excitement of finally being able to personally see the greatest open air museum in the world during your Bargain Holidays to Luxor. After all, you are bound for Luxor which is known to be the site of the city of Thebes in ancient times. You will realize during your Bargain Holidays to Luxor that it is not only the Egyptian capital but is also god Amon-Ra’s glorious city.
You will be surprised to hear locals during your Luxor Bargain Holidays refer to your destination as the city of the sceptre or the shrine. This should give you an idea of the importance of your Luxor Bargain Holidays even during the 11th Dynasty when it was already revered for its high social status and for being the centre of political supremacy, religion and art in Egypt. But more than its riches, Thebes is also known for standing proud against the Hyksos invasion.
You will be left in awe upon seeing the Luxor Temple near the River Nile, which dates back to the New Kingdom. It was an important venue for the Opet Festival which was celebrated every year by parading the statue of Amun through the Nile to meet with his consort Mut. You will still see standing during your Bargain Holidays to Luxor the chapels behind the first pylon which Hatshepsut made.
Your Luxor Bargain Holidays adventure will lead you to the Luxor Museum which was built in 1975. You will be impressed with the quality of the artefacts on display and how they were able to come up with a multilingual labelling for the collections. You will be able to personally see during your Luxor Bargain Holidays the 26 New Kingdom statues which were surprisingly well-preserved. Also home to the museum are the royal mummies of pharaohs Rameses I and Ahmose and several items from the Tutankhamun’s tomb.
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