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Avenue of Sphinxes

between the Karnak and Luxor temples, Luxor, Egypt
Ranked #15 of 36 attractions in Luxor
4.5 of 5 stars 79 Reviews
Type: Ancient Ruins, Scenic/ Historic Walking Areas
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cardiff
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Lovely Avenue Unbelievable Amount Of Sphinxes Well Worth Going To:)

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Bournemouth
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

ok but thought they would have been bigger! Not quite finished yet but plan is to be able to walk from Karnak to Luxor though the avenue

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Seattle
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

I liked it all! Contemplating how these statues were constructed and what they symbolize adds to the experience.

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Merseyside
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41 reviews 41 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

this was odd as there were houses and kids sitting playing next to some of them on the route. they were working on connecting the temples with the walkway when we were thare that would be great when complete

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London
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128 reviews 128 reviews
Reviews in 55 cities Reviews in 55 cities
61 helpful votes 61 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

work seems to have stopped. this is actually part of the luxor museum (although eventually will lead to karnak)

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London, United Kingdom
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

Stand for a while, let any throngs of tour parties disperse and pass you by then let your imagination loose!

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Guilford, null, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

Where else can you walk down a rocky road that leads to a historic temple. On each side of this road are magnificent Sphinxes. Everything around you is from thousands of years BC.

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London, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

This will be fantastic when it gets restored. its shut off from being able to walk along it, but driving over the brigde you can see how fantastic it was and will be when some of the rocks are swept back.

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Camden, Australia
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51 reviews 51 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
106 helpful votes 106 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012

Amazing sight and is being excavated at present. 3 kilometres long. Amazing to see the amount of Sphinxes along the avenue.

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staffordshire
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

when it's is finished it will be amazing, but that's a long way off.

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