If you're looking for a good place to visit in the Middle East, then you should definitely visit Luxor, Egypt. Though the place itself is relatively unspectacular NOW, it was home to Ancient Egypt's capitol Karnak in the 11th and 18th dynasties (Back then, it was known as the city Thebes). The Karnak temple still stands, and is covered in hieroglyphs. The temple is also surrounded by statues and stone pillars, called obelisks. (And not to mention, parts of the movie Transformers was filmed here)
Along with this interesting piece of history, there is one other attraction there that will definitely catch your eye. Luxor is home to the Corridor of the Sphinxes This is a dirt path, paved on either side by two long lines of stone sphinxes leading to an empty foundation. There are long lines of beautiful obelisks, statues,and stone sphinxes, and tourists are invited to walk down the paths for hundreds of beautiful carvings!
Would YOU want to visit Luxor? If not, why?
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Luxor sounds amazing! It would be great to experience the birthplace of a culture as old, and successful as this was. This place was actually in a scene from Transformers 2. The city was actually built for the Egyptian god of the sun, Ra. The corridor of Sphinxes leads to an empty foundation. Do you think the Egyptians were planning to build something there?
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