A general view of the Abu El-Hagag mosque (R), which was built over a portion of Luxor temple, in the port city of Luxor, around 650 km (404 miles) south of Cairo, August 16, 2009. The head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawass will open the newly renovated mosque on Monday.
An Egyptian man looks at Abu El-Hagag mosque (L), which was built over a portion of Luxor temple, in the port city of Luxor, around 650 km (404 miles) south of Cairo, August 16, 2009. The head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawass will open the newly renovated mosque on Monday.
Abo Mohmed, a temple guardian who helps oversee the site, stands inside Luxor temple in the port city of Luxor, around 650 km (404 miles) south of Cairo, August 16, 2009. The head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawass will open the newly renovated Abu El-Hagag mosque, which was built over a portion of Luxor temple, on Monday.
People walk through Luxor temple in the port city of Luxor, around 650 km (404 miles) south of Cairo, August 16, 2009. The head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawass will open the newly renovated Abu El-Hagag mosque, which was built over a portion of Luxor temple, on Monday.
Yousef Abd El-Rahiem ,52, a temple guardian who has helped oversee the site for 31 years, prays during the opening of the newly illuminated ancient Egyptian Temple of the Queen Hatshepsut in West Bank of Luxor, around 650 km (404 miles) south of Cairo, August 17, 2009. The temple dates from about 1,480 B.C.E. Hatchepsut was an 18th-dynasty pharaoh who was one of the handful of female rulers in ancient Egypt.
Yousef Abd El-Rahiem ,52, a temple guardian who has helped oversee the site for 31 years, prays during the opening of the newly illuminated ancient Egyptian Temple of the Queen Hatshepsut in West Bank of Luxor, around 650 km (404 miles) south of Cairo, August 17, 2009. The temple dates from about 1,480 B.C.E. Hatchepsut was an 18th-dynasty pharaoh who was one of the handful of female rulers in ancient Egypt. Her reign was the longest of all the female pharaohs, and her funerary temple still stands as a tribute to her incredible rise to power. The architect was Senmut, a member of her court. The temple is dedicated to Amon and Hathor, although there are chapels dedicated to other gods, like Anubis.
A temple guardian who helps oversee the site attends the opening of the newly illuminated ancient Egyptian Temple of the Queen Hatshepsut in West Bank of Luxor, around 650 km (404 miles) south of Cairo, August 17, 2009. The temple dates from about 1,480 B.C.E. Hatchepsut was an 18th-dynasty pharaoh who was one of the handful of female rulers in ancient Egypt. Her reign was the longest of all the female pharaohs, and her funerary temple still stands as a tribute to her incredible rise to power. The architect was Senmut, a member of her court. The temple is dedicated to Amon and Hathor, although there are chapels dedicated to other gods, like Anubis.
A view of the newly illuminated ancient Egyptian Temple of the Queen Hatshepsut in West Bank of Luxor, around 650 km (404 miles) south of Cairo, August 17, 2009. The temple dates from about 1,480 B.C.E. Hatchepsut was an 18th-dynasty pharaoh who was one of the handful of female rulers in ancient Egypt. Her reign was the longest of all the female pharaohs, and her funerary temple still stands as a tribute to her incredible rise to power. The architect was Senmut, a member of her court. The temple is dedicated to Amon and Hathor, although there are chapels dedicated to other gods, like Anubis.
Lights illuminate the ancient Egyptian Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in West Bank of Luxor, around 650 km (404 miles) south of Cairo, August 17, 2009. The temple dates from about 1,480 B.C.E. Hatchepsut was an 18th-dynasty pharaoh who was one of the handful of female rulers in ancient Egypt. Her reign was the longest of all the female pharaohs, and her funerary temple still stands as a tribute to her incredible rise to power. The architect was Senmut, a member of her court. The temple is dedicated to Amon and Hathor, although there are chapels dedicated to other gods, like Anubis.
