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The Temple of Luxor The Court of Rameses II
The shrine to Thutmose III

The great Court of Rameses II is 188 feet (57 m) long and 168 feet (51 m) wide. Seventy four papyrus columns, with bud capitals surround it and in the Northwest corner of the court there is a shrine to Thutmose III, while in the southern part of the court there are a number of standing colossi of Ramses II. The court to the east is now partly occupied by the Mosque of al-Hajjaj.

Ramses II

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Click the map above to take a tour of the temple.

1. The great pylon of Ramses II
2. The great court of Ramses II, which includes a shrine to Thutmose  III.
3. The mosque of Sufi Shaykh Yusuf Abu al-Hajjaj
4. The Pylon and colonnade of Amonhotep III.
5. The court of Amonhotep III
6. Hypostyle hall
7. The chapel of Alexander the Great.
8. Holy of Holies - Sanctuary
Court of Rameses II
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