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Luxor dovecotes

Carnac - The Salt Lake with Palms and Camels — Carnac – The Salt Lake with Palms and Camels

General view from the south east Thebes

Carnac - The oldest portion of the Ruins 1857 — Carnac – The oldest portion of the Ruins 1857

Carnac - Sculptured Gateway and Figures 1857 — Carnac – Sculptured Gateway and Figures 1857

Dier-el-Medineh - Temple and rocks — Dier-el-Medineh – Temple and rocks

Carnac 1857

Ancient crude brick Arch

Medinet Habu, Previous Construction - Main Entrance — Medinet Habu, Previous Construction – Main Entrance

Karnak (Thebes), Third Pylon - Colossus of Limestone Spath — Karnak (Thebes), Third Pylon – Colossus of Limestone Spath

Grand Gateway of the Temple of Luxor 1862

Temple Luxor 1864

Medinet Habu, Later Constructions - Fragment of Sculptures On the North-east Face — Medinet Habu, Later Constructions – Fragment of Sculptures On the North-east Face

Carnac - Exterior of the Great Hall 1857 — Carnac – Exterior of the Great Hall 1857

Medinet Habou - Remains of Hall of Columns — Medinet Habou – Remains of Hall of Columns

The Statues of Memnon 1857

Arab Musicians, Luxor 1864

The Colossi of Memnon 1864

Carnac - The Avenue of Sphynxes — Carnac – The Avenue of Sphynxes

Carnac - The Ruined Pylon — Carnac – The Ruined Pylon

Carnac - Fragments of Sanctuary and Obelisk — Carnac – Fragments of Sanctuary and Obelisk

The Landing place

Luxor (Thebes), Later Construction - Galleries - Parallels — Luxor (Thebes), Later Construction – Galleries – Parallels

Karnak (Thebes), In Front of the Palace Seen from Point H

Carnac - The fallen Obelisk — Carnac – The fallen Obelisk

Luxor - Columns of Portico — Luxor – Columns of Portico

Luxor (Thebes), Earlier Construction - Colossal Pylon and Obelisk — Luxor (Thebes), Earlier Construction – Colossal Pylon and Obelisk

Karnak (Thebes), Palace - Hypostyle Hall - Decoration of the Inner Wall — Karnak (Thebes), Palace – Hypostyle Hall – Decoration of the Inner Wall

Medinet Habou - View in 2nd Court — Medinet Habou – View in 2nd Court

The Propylon and portico [Medinet Habu, Thebes]

Carnac - Columns of the Great Hall, other side — Carnac – Columns of the Great Hall, other side

Karnak (Thebes), General View of the Ruins Taken from Point B

Karnak (Thebes), Palace - Granite Construction - Carved Pillar — Karnak (Thebes), Palace – Granite Construction – Carved Pillar

Medinet Habou - Entrance to the Temple — Medinet Habou – Entrance to the Temple

Luxor: during the flood 1864

Karnak (Thebes), Palace - Rear Part - Fragment of Colonnades Seen from Point S — Karnak (Thebes), Palace – Rear Part – Fragment of Colonnades Seen from Point S

Carnac - Three of the smaller Columns — Carnac – Three of the smaller Columns

Medinet Habou - View in 1st Court — Medinet Habou – View in 1st Court

Colossi of Memnon — Colossi of Memnon 1862

Luxor: view of the temple 1864

Medinet Habu, Previous Construction - General View — Medinet Habu, Previous Construction – General View

Luxor (Thebes), General View of the Ruins

Armant (Hermonthis), General View of the Ruins -Temple and Mammisi

Karnak [Temple of Amun] 1862

Erment - Fragment of Temple 1857 — Erment – Fragment of Temple 1857

Carnac - The Hall of Columns from the West — Carnac – The Hall of Columns from the West

Karnak (Thebes), Sphinx with a Human Head and a Ram's Head — Karnak (Thebes), Sphinx with a Human Head and a Ram’s Head

Colonnade of Osiride pillars [Medinet Habu, Thebes]

Medinet Habou - Pylon Gateway — Medinet Habou – Pylon Gateway

The Memnonium - The fallen Colossus — The Memnonium – The fallen Colossus

General view from the south, Karnak 1862

Propylon of the Temple of Luxor and obelisk

Medinet Habou - Remains of Hall of Columns, another view 1857 — Medinet Habou – Remains of Hall of Columns, another view 1857

Gournah (Thèbes), Palais Dit le Memnonium

Karnak (Thebes), Palace - Hypostyle Hall - Central Colonnade - Capitals — Karnak (Thebes), Palace – Hypostyle Hall – Central Colonnade – Capitals

The Statues of Memnon, upright view 1857

Giant busts of Rameses II

Luxor: view from.... 1864 — Luxor: view from…. 1864

General view of Medinet Habu

In the Hall of Columns, Karnak 1862

Carnac - Pylons, from the Salt Lake — Carnac – Pylons, from the Salt Lake

Ramses Obelisk and Pylon

Karnak Village 1860 — Village of Karnak

Luxor: view from the north 1864

Great Court of the Temple

Carnac - Columns of the Great Hall — Carnac – Columns of the Great Hall

Carnac - The first Gateway — Carnac – The first Gateway

Luxor - The Pylon and Obelisk — Luxor – The Pylon and Obelisk

Luxor - Court of the Temple - The Government Corn Stores — Luxor – Court of the Temple – The Government Corn Stores

Karnak [Temple of Amun] 1862 — View looking towards the Sanctuary, Karnak 1862

The Memnonium - Osiride portico — The Memnonium – Osiride portico

Avenue of Ram Headed Sphinxes, Karnak 1864

Karnak (Thebes), Palace - Hypostyle Hall - General View Taken from Point Q — Karnak (Thebes), Palace – Hypostyle Hall – General View Taken from Point Q

Medinet Habu, Later Constructions - Second Courtyard — Medinet Habu, Later Constructions – Second Courtyard

Karnak (Thebes), First Pylon - Ruins of the Gate and the Colossi — Karnak (Thebes), First Pylon – Ruins of the Gate and the Colossi

The South Portico Thebes

North Portico and Prostrate Colossus 1862

Water Carriers, Luxor 1864

The Memnonium 1857

Karnak (Thebes), Palace - Hypostyle Hall - Window and Capitals of the Side Galleries — Karnak (Thebes), Palace – Hypostyle Hall – Window and Capitals of the Side Galleries

Medinet Habou - With Memnonium 1857 — Medinet Habou – With Memnonium 1857

Esna, Date Palms, Sycamore and Coffee On the Banks of the Nile

Karnak (Thebes), Great Northern Gate

Merchant Boats of the Nile

Karnak (Thebes), Palace Courtyard - View Taken from Point I — Karnak (Thebes), Palace Courtyard – View Taken from Point I

The Vocal Memnon

Karnak (Thebes), Palace, Hypostyle Hall

Karnak (Thebes), Avenue of Sphinx

Karnak (Thebes), In front of the Palace

Karnak: view of the middle columns 1864

Karnak (Thebes), Great Southern Gate Seen from Point C

Carnac - The Hall of Columns, side view — Carnac – The Hall of Columns, side view

Part of the pavillion of the King in the Temple Palace 1862

Karnak (Thebes), Palace - Granite Construction - Carved Decoration and Puente — Karnak (Thebes), Palace – Granite Construction – Carved Decoration and Puente

Carnac - The Great Hall etc, from the Salt Lake — Carnac – The Great Hall etc, from the Salt Lake

Dier-el-Medineh - Temple — Dier-el-Medineh – Temple

Carnac - The two Obelisks — Carnac – The two Obelisks

Medinet Habou - Plain and square Palace Window — Medinet Habou – Plain and square Palace Window

Gournah (Thebes), Colossi

Luxor 1864

Carnac - Sculptured Gateway and Figures — Carnac – Sculptured Gateway and Figures

Erment - Column — Erment – Column

Luxor - Passenger Boat — Luxor – Passenger Boat

Carnac - The Court of Shishak — Carnac – The Court of Shishak

Entrance to Tombs of the Assaseef

Medinet Habu, Later Buildings - Second Courtyard - Northwest Gallery — Medinet Habu, Later Buildings – Second Courtyard – Northwest Gallery

Upper part of the Great Portico, Esna 1862

Karnak, Group of Date Palms Seen from Point A

View of Central Colonnade, Karnak 1864

Carnac - Interior view in Hall of Columns — Carnac – Interior view in Hall of Columns

Goorneh - The portico, reverse view — Goorneh – The portico, reverse view

Karnak - Temple of Amon 1857 — Karnak – Temple of Amon 1857

Grand Avenue of Rams, 1910 — Grand Avenue of Rams

Portrait [Medinet Habu temple, Thebes]

Luxor, view of the temple on the west side 1870

Karnak (Thebes), General View of the Ruins Taken from the Northeast, in V

Camerons breakfasting at Luxor Station

Medinet Habu, 2nd courtyard south-west coast 1870

The Memnonium - Hall of Columns — The Memnonium – Hall of Columns

Carnac - The granite Sanctuary and Obelisk — Carnac – The granite Sanctuary and Obelisk

Valley of Tombs of the Kings 1857

The Memnonium - Osiride portico 1857 — The Memnonium – Osiride portico 1857

Karnak - Plotomae Gate 1864 — Karnak – Plotomae Gate 1864

Luxor (Thebes), Central Construction - Large Colonnade — Luxor (Thebes), Central Construction – Large Colonnade

Karnak (Thebes), Palace - Hypostyle Hall - Central Colonnade — Karnak (Thebes), Palace – Hypostyle Hall – Central Colonnade

Among the ruins at Karnak 1862

Medinet Habou - View in 2nd Court — Medinet Habou – View in 2nd Court

Luxor, Date Palms and Garden of the Luxor Expedition

Karnak (Thebes), Ruined Building - Sculptures of the Inner Wall — Karnak (Thebes), Ruined Building – Sculptures of the Inner Wall