The Greeks later renamed the place Thebes—a corruption of the name of a local temple, perhaps. Nowadays we call it Luxor, from the Arabic Al-‘Uqsur, meaning “the palaces.” My guides said ...

The latest work—led by the Archaeological Preservation and Registration sector of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Archaeology, the ...

The 3,300-year-old monument has sat in the French capital's center for almost 200 years, but no one else noticed these ...

Some of the greatest monuments on any tour of Egypt bear his stamp: Abu Simbel, Karnak and Luxor Temples, the Ramesseum, and many others. He also commissioned the largest monolithic statue ever ...

Discovered in the Ramesseum of Luxor the House of Life, a school inside the temple. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt An Egyptian-French archaeological mission has made a series of ...

Getting to the Temple of Hatshepsut, which is located about 17 miles northwest of Luxor on the West Bank, requires driving, hailing a taxi or taking a bus tour. Local tour operators that offer ...

Though additions to the Temple of Luxor were made by many of Egypt's pharaohs (Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Hatshepsut, to name a few), the bulk of this ancient structure was created in the 14th ...

have announced several new archaeological discoveries around the Ramesseum Temple on the West Bank of Luxor. These discoveries include several tombs dating back to the Third Intermediate Period, ...

The Temple of Luxor on the Nile.Credit: Egyptian Tourist Authority. You ought to be glued to the ship’s deck for the entire Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan, which dishes up a glorious parade ...