Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online An Egyptian-German archaeological mission has uncovered original reliefs and inscriptions on the walls and ceilings of the Temple of Esna near Luxor, where ongoing restoration works. The mission uncovered a distinguished relief at the top of the entrance gate of the temple. The relief depicts 46 …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online After decades of lying beside the sacred lake at the Karnak Temple in Luxor, a team of Egyptian restorers and archaeologists succeeded in re-erecting the restored Hatshepsut’s obelisk on Saturday. The obelisk was carved from granite and originally erected at Karnak Temple, but a destructive …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online As a part of ‘Temple Conservation Project’, An Egyptian-German mission directed by Hourig Sourouzian uncovered a collection of colossi limestone pieces at the temple of Amenhotep III in Luxor on Thursday. “Among the discovered blocks were a pair of gigantic limestone colossi of king Amenhotep …
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Ahram Online “To enhance visitors’ experience at archaeological sites and museums in Egypt, new environmentally friendly electric shuttles have been introduced at the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple on the Luxor’s West bank”, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Saturday. According to the Ministry, “12 shuttles …
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Egypt Today In a glittering ceremony in the City of Sun, Luxor, Egypt reopened the restored 3,000 years old ‘Avenue of Sphinxes’ on Thursday. It connects the Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. The Pharaonic ‘Avenue of Sphinxes’ (Rams Road) is as an open-air museum. It has taken years of excavations …
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Egypt Independent Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, announced; “the first phase of the restoration of the Great Hypostyle Hall in Karnak has been completed on Wednesday”. “The development work turned the hall into an architectural and artistic masterpiece, with its red, yellow, blue and green colours …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online Under the title ‘The Secrets of Gold’, Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, inaugurated a temporary exhibition at Luxor Museum highlighting the use of gold; in the fabrication of jewellery since ancient Egypt right through the Islamic era. The exhibition is …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Enany, US Ambassador in Cairo, Jonathan Cohen and Luxor Governor Mostafa Alham inaugurated the recently restored and developed Wakalet Al-Geddawy on Sunday. The venue is a caravansary, which was built in 1792 to store trade goods and lodge traveling …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online An Egyptian archaeological mission led by Egyptologist Zahi Hawass discovered an ancient Egyptian city in Luxor on Thursday. ‘The Rise of Aten’ city has been lost under the sands for approximately 3000 years. The city, dubbed the ‘Lost Golden City’, dates back to the reign …
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Doaa Moniem – Ahram Online Egypt’s Ministry of International Cooperation and the African Development Bank (AfDB) inked a development finance deal worth €109 Million on Thursday, to provide sanitation services for Luxor’s rural areas residential communities. According to the agreement, AfDB will provide €108 Million alongside a €1 Million grant …
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