Luxor East
Massive pylon and columns loom over
a long row of "sphinxes,"
body of cat, head of ram
Kimberly with David Zarka among the
massive columns of the Temple of Karnak
Kimberly and Jon Paulien, Peter, David (7) and Christa Zarka (L-R)
Peter Zarka is President of the Egypt Field of Seventh-day Adventists
On the East Bank of the Nile River lies the modern city
of Luxor on the site of the ancient city of Thebes.
At the south end of Luxor is the massive Temple of Karnak, which covers an area similar in size to a major theme park. The crown jewel of the temple is the central area with its 134 standing columns the size of redwood trees. At the north end of Luxor, near the heart of the modern city, is the smaller but equally spectacular Temple of Luxor. The two temples are about two miles (three kilometers) apart. In ancient times the road between the two was flanked by hundreds of sphinxes, roughly six feet (two meters) tall and a similar distant long.
At the south end of Luxor is the massive Temple of Karnak, which covers an area similar in size to a major theme park. The crown jewel of the temple is the central area with its 134 standing columns the size of redwood trees. At the north end of Luxor, near the heart of the modern city, is the smaller but equally spectacular Temple of Luxor. The two temples are about two miles (three kilometers) apart. In ancient times the road between the two was flanked by hundreds of sphinxes, roughly six feet (two meters) tall and a similar distant long.
The standing Hatshepsut Obelisk
at the Temple of Karnak
Sculpted head of Rameses II in front of the
entrance pylon of the Temple of Luxor