Candy Sandwich (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Today we're going to Luxor and I do not mean that big black, shiny thing with the light on top, the one on the Vegas Strip, but its inspiration. The original Luxor. This city in Upper (southern) Egypt has been labeled the "world's greatest open air museum," containing ruins of temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor within the modern city. Across the Nile, the West Bank Necropolis holds monuments,...
Guitar Blog (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
guitarz.blogspot.com : This guitar does have a very 80s vibe to it - perhaps it's the metallic lilac finish. It wouldn't have looked out of place in any of the hair metal bands of that era. Oddly, it doesn't have a locking trem - just a regular one, but if you're like me that will be something in the guitar's favour. Egypt Guitars were built in Glasgow, Scotland, and the business is still going although...
Illicit Cultural Property (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Curious story involving the Met and Egypt. It seems the museum will return a fragment of a red granite shrine purchased from an antiquities collector in New York last October "so that it could be returned." It seems the Met purchased the object specifically to return it to Egypt. Curious to say the least, why couldn't ICE agents or the NYPD have gotten involved? Perhaps because it was a prominent...
Oundle Travel Blog (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Luxor has frequently been characterised as the “World’s greatest open air museum”, it’s greatest exhibit , the ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor. On the opposite banks of the Nile, lie the monuments, temples and tombs. The West Bank includes the Valley of the Kings and Queens. Luxor represents an excellent base for [...]
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
PARIS (AP).- France's culture minister agreed Friday to return painted wall fragments to Egypt after a row over their ownership prompted the country to cut ties with the Louvre Museum. Experts with France's national museum authority met to discuss the painted wall fragments from a 3,200-year-old tomb near the ancient temple city of Luxor, and recommended that France return them, according to an official...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
PARIS — France's culture minister agreed Friday to return five painted wall fragments to Egypt after a row over their ownership prompted the Egyptians to cut ties with the Louvre Museum. A committee of 35 specialists unanimously recommended that France give back the painted wall fragments from a 3,200-year-old tomb near the ancient temple city of Luxor. Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand "immediately...
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
EGYPT has announced today that it has cut all cooperation with France's Louvre Museum until it secures the return of "stolen" Pharaonic relics in the latest row involving the exhibits of a major European institution. "We made the decision to end any cooperation with the Louvre until they return'' the works, antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said. He alleged that the renowned Paris museum...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
The August/September 2009 issue of “Ancient Egypt” magazine (published in the U.K.) is now available. This issue is also available as an electronic version which can be found at the web site www.ancientegyptmagazine.com This may be useful for anyone with a broadband connection who may have difficulty in getting hold of a paper copy of the magazine, or who might want to see a copy before...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009
Al Ahram Weekly A rather sad letter to the newspaper Al Ahram Weekly, by Luxor resident Gordon Davies. Five years ago, a tall wall started to be built throughout Luxor, stretching as far as Karnak. Little by little parks disappeared and two years ago a whole side of a street adjacent to the train station was demolished, taking away the livelihood of people who had in all probability been in business...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 07/12/2009
drhawass.com I always say that the Egyptian monuments will be completely destroyed in less than 100 years if tourism isn’t managed properly. Tourism is the number one threat to the Egyptian antiquities. In Egypt we have started many important site management projects in order to protect the monuments, and I have published many articles about my ideas. When I became Secretary General of the Supreme...
Google Sightseeing (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
After the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt’s next most visited historical site is the Karnak temple complex just outside Luxor. Karnak was constructed over a period of 1300 years by approximately 30 different pharaohs, and eventually grew to become a collection of 25 temples. Known in ancient times as Ipet-isut, ‘The most select of places’, it is [...]
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
Ancient Egypt Magazine The June/July 2009 issue of “Ancient Egypt” magazine (published in the U.K.) is now available. This issue is also available as an electronic version which can be found at the web site www.ancientegyptmagazine.com This may be useful for anyone with a broadband connection who may have difficulty in getting hold of a paper copy of the magazine, or who might want to see...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 06/05/2009
Egypt State Information Service Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif asserted that Egypt is keen to benefit from UNESCO's expertise in maintaining the special nature of the Egyptian city of Luxor. The government is now examining a UNESCO offer to declare Hassan Fathy village a heritage park, Nazif said. Nazif's remarks came at a meeting he held in his Smart Village office with a number of ministers to review...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 04/29/2009
Mathilda wrote her thoughts in a scientific research that believes Egyptians are not Arabs; it focused mainly on the Egyptians around Luxor, where old upper Egypt was located.
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 04/25/2009
British tourists were among the injured when a hot air balloon crashed during a tour of the ancient temple city of Luxor in Egypt.
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