Luxor Temple

The Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city of Luxor and was constructed around 1400 BC [1]. In Egyptian it was known as ipet resyt, "the southern sanctuary" [1]. It was one of the two primary temples on the east bank, the other being Karnak [1]. To the rear of the temple are chapels built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty, and Alexander [1]. Other parts of the temple were built by Tutankhamun and Ramesses II [1]. During the Roman era, the temple and its surroundings were a legionary fortress and the home of the Roman government in the area [1]. The Luxor Temple was built with sandstone from the Gebel el-Silsila area [1]. At the Luxor Temple, the two obelisks flanking the entrance were not the same height, but they created the illusion that they were [1].