Experts' Choice Award Luxor Temple
What the experts agree on
Built by pharaohs Amenhotep III and Ramses II over 3,400 years ago, this gracefully preserved temple dominates modern Luxor's heart. The iconic Avenue of Sphinxes and layered religious history—from ancient worship to a functioning mosque—make it
Frommer's "Built in the middle of Thebes by Amenhotep III in the 14th century B.C...entering, you see the Avenue of Sphinxes, a road flanked by, well, a lot of sphinxes." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Largely built by the New Kingdom pharaohs Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BC) and Ramses II (1279–1213 BC), this temple is a strikingly graceful monument in the heart of the modern town" Full review
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Whenever you go, be sure to return at night when the temple is lit up, creating an eerie spectacle as shadow and light play off the reliefs and colonnades.
Fodor's "For nearly 35 centuries, this religious complex has been a place of worship—from the ancient Egyptian pantheon to the mosque built into the temple's foundations that is open to the local community." Full review
Independent "One of the best-preserved to tour in Luxor. The World Heritage complex on the east bank built in approximately 1392BC is believed to be the site"
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