Monday, 8 June 2009

valley of the kings tombs

The West Bank has both tombs and temples and is home to some of Luxor's most talked-about sights, like the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. I'll be writing about the East Bank temples in a future post but will...

in the Valley of the Kings
in the Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Kings, tomb
Valley of the Kings, tomb

Speaking of kings, we headed
Speaking of kings, we headed

Layout of the tombs
Layout of the tombs

Exterior of the famous Tomb of
Exterior of the famous Tomb of

A view of King Tutenkhamun's
A view of King Tutenkhamun's

... guests will discover Karnak Temple, the largest religious temple ever built by man; Luxor Temple; Hatshepsut Temple; Medinet Habu; and the Valley of the Kings, home to more than 60 tombs of pharaohs and nobleman.
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Tuthmosis was interred in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings (KV 34) with its entrance halfway up the cliff face. Once the burial had been completed, masons hacked away the stone stairway that had led up to the now concealed...
valley of the kings tombs

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