Luxor. Local men in traditional Arab dress prepare for work by the massive stone columns and headless statues at the 3500 year old UNESCO World Heritage site of the Temple of Luxor, part of the largest temple complex in the world, located on the River Nile at the city of Luxor previously known in the ancient world as Thebes, construction of which is largely credited to Ramesses II, Ramesses the Great.

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Local men in traditional Arab dress prepare for work by the massive stone columns and headless statues at the 3500 year old UNESCO World Heritage site of the Temple of Luxor, part of the largest temple complex in the world, located on the River Nile at the city of Luxor previously known in the ancient world as Thebes, construction of which is largely credited to Ramesses II, Ramesses the Great.

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Location: Luxor, Egypt
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
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