Entering the Luxor temple immediately greeted with two large statues of Ramsis II.
After enjoying the splendor and beauty of the Karnak temple, I and a group from Russia, Georgia, Afghanistan, Syria, Malaysia, and Indonesia Cechnya move towards Luxor temple, Luxor temple a place not too far from the Morris Hotel where we stayed, only about 500 meters.
Luxor temple located in the center of downtown Luxor. Order Luxor city street I observe almost the same as the order of the resort town of Bali. The road is not too wide with a green park on the left and right shoulder of the road into the exotic scenery. Especially when it's out of town, the green rice fields are irrigated from the Nile River flow into the clear view of the feast for the eyes.
Entering the Luxor temple immediately greeted with two large statues of Ramsis II, the structure of the entrance gate is almost the same as in the Karnak temple, the difference lies in the huge statue of Ramsis II, which is about 10 meters. If the statue of Ramsis temple at Karnak on your side, in this luxor Ma'bad facing forward.
Before entering the gate, our first with a picture taken narcissistic ria, where there are photographers who always offer a congregational photo and the cost is pretty cheap, only 15 pounds. We photograph along with background Ma'bad and towering minarets are located next to the statue of Ramsis II.
After passing the entrance, I immediately saw the masts of high standing whose roof was gone. The pole is a total of 48, I'm not sure if there is significance of number 48, because during this time that I knew every inch of the historic buildings in Egypt including the small print on the wall crossed heroglyph which always contain meanings and interpretations scientific and deep.
There are interesting things that come to our attention at the start researching more detail form the walls of Luxor temple-filled writings heroglyph. Many of these relics in the Luxor temple that has been peeled off, and it turns out this is not due to natural influences. There are reasons that lead to writing and drawing it starts to break down.
Of events began when Egyptian power began to weaken in the eyes of the world at that time, Romans used this opportunity to attack Egypt. Egyptian ruins of the Roman attack. As like a superpower that invaded another country, the local culture will be destroyed and replaced a new culture from the invaders, one of the victims was the destruction of this temple of Luxor.
Inside the Luxor temple there are many statues beheaded by Roman soldiers, even in the mihrab, images and writings heroglyph scraped and covered with pictures of the ancient Greek model with symbols of Christianity are very attached, in the holiest sanctuary also shows the image of Messiah who now looks faded and began to seen together with drawings of ancient Egyptian gods. In this place there is also a two-foot former horse signifying the desecration committed by the Romans against the holy places of Luxor.
This incident reminded me of the story of Solomon who was also a king who ruled the world at that time, not just the human world but also the world of the jinn. When birds Ababil inform him in some areas there are a people who worship the sun and their leader is a woman. Solomon sent a letter to the queen of the leader of the congregation, who was named Queen Bilqis.
Queen Bilqis request to the advisory opinion of the kingdom at the request of King Solomon who asked him to submit to his authority. Advisers to advise on the queen to make war only to the death, but the wisdom of the queen hinder it.
"Every king who conquered a country would have destroyed the country and killed their men and enslaving the women and children," says Queen Bilqis. Until the end of Solomon can still make the Queen Bilqis into the unity of his country and make his wife. If at that time Queen Bilqis yes war, could be the state of their country will not differ with Egypt that was destroyed by the Romans.
Luxor temple was already closed once buried in the ground in times of glory of Islam. When Islam came to Egypt brought by one of the companions of the Prophet named Amr bin Ash, Luxor became one of the Islamic empire.
Until finally during the reign of the Abbasid caliphate based in Baghdad, Iraq, a place just above Luxor Temple, built a magnificent mosque, then they do not know if under the ground where they build a mosque is a place sacred relics of the pharaohs, this place became known several years ago.
There is one secret that the answer to my question all along, why are all these historic relics can last up to thousands of years. The Pharaoh is alive in the year 3000 BC, Amenhotep lived during the time of the Prophet Joseph, Ramsis II lived during the time of Prophet Moses, but they are still strong heritage buildings stand up now, it turns out the answer lies in building materials because they use is granite.
Egypt became one of the world's largest producer of granite, until now, even, many magnificent buildings, including mosques that uses pure granite stone, which is why buildings in Egypt are very strong. Of course besides that well because as evidence of the power and majesty of God Almighty that a lot of story enshrined in the Koran, is not a lot of stories of the prophets who are in Egypt!
We enjoy the beauty of Luxor temple until 13:30 hours, the weather gets hot makes us have to go back to the hotel, it was time for lunch. In the afternoon we would walk to the Luxor market, traditional market that sells a variety of typical Egyptian souvenirs, markets its beauty is not much different from the Khan Khalili in Cairo. While the evening we also have the disco at the Hotel Morris together with the hotel guests. So, wait for the next simple notes about the trip to the market and this Egyptian-style disco. Congratulations to wait.
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