Luxor: Egypt’s Open-Air Museum
Luxor condenses 4,000 years of history into one riverfront city. From Karnak’s forest of columns to the painted tombs of the West

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Luxor condenses 4,000 years of history into one riverfront city. From Karnak’s forest of columns to the painted tombs of the West
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