Luxor Temple Audio Guide
Explore Luxor Temple with Stanza's GPS-triggered offline audio guide.
About the Tour
Luxor Temple is a large ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes). It was dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu.
What you will hear
The First Pylon and the Royal Entrance
The grand entrance built by Ramesses II, featuring colossal statues and the remaining pink granite obelisk.
The Luxor Obelisk
Two colossal seated statues and a towering pink granite obelisk guard the grand entrance built by the powerful pharaoh Ramesses II.
The Paris Obelisk
A missing companion to the standing monolith now resides in France, marking a significant moment in the 19th-century history of Egyptology.
The Great Court of Ramesses II
A massive open courtyard containing 74 papyrus-bud columns and reliefs depicting the symbolic union of Egypt.
Symbol of Unified Egypt
A powerful carving on the base of royal statues depicts the tying together of Upper and Lower Egypt through a symbolic windpipe.
The Mosque of Abu Haggag
A living testament to the site's continuous religious activity, this mosque was built directly atop the ancient Egyptian columns.
The Mosque of Abu Haggag
High above the temple floor sits a 13th-century mosque, a rare example of a living Islamic place of worship built within ancient ruins.
The Grand Colonnade of Amenhotep III
A majestic processional way defined by towering papyrus columns, finished under the reign of Tutankhamun.
The Grand Colonnade
Walking through these fourteen massive columns offers a sense of the immense scale of the processional way designed for sacred festivals.
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