Sphinx avenue at Luxor temple
A photo of the avenue of sphinxes in the evening. There are two types of sphinxes here, the human-headed ones at Luxor and the ram-headed sphinxes near Karnak.
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April 15, 2005
Random post from the past:
Fatimide Cemetary
Right in the centre of Aswan, between the Nubian museum and the unfinished Obelisque, there is the Fatimide Cemetary with hundreds of graves, some of which date back to the 9th century (others are quite recent). There are small children's graves and big tombs for holy men. Hiring one of the "guides" at the entrance is well worth a small Baksheesh. ...