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Ancient Thebes: the temple city and its necropolis

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The living religious center and the burial spaces have different organization.

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Ancient Thebes was an important capital of Egypt during the Middle and New Kingdoms. The UNESCO complex includes the temples in Karnak and Luxor, as well as necropolises with the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. [1]

This is not a single building with a common entrance and a single function. The temple environment and the burial landscape should be read separately, and then in conjunction. On a map, denotes the groups of monuments and the movement between them. Thus, monumental columns, courtyards and tombs gained a place in the wider organization of the ancient city.

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  1. [1] UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Ancient Thebes ↗