avenue of the sphinxes~ Luxor
The most baffling thing about ancient history is the search for the real reasons as to why the ancients did what they did…
After being amazed, impressed and dazzled by a 7km avenue in Luxor lined perfectly with sphinxes, I had to ask myself the question: “why would they do that?” It seems far too precise to be a whim of an architect, or the egoistic wish of a king, too well planned to not have a greater purpose. I had a similar feeling walking in between the avenues of megalithic rocks in Carnac, France, where huge megalithic rocks were transported from far away places and placed in rows, tens of kilometers long at equal distances to form avenues across fields and valleys.
I am not really looking for answers as much as I am enjoying the search for them. The process of asking with all the awe and wonderment is what makes history so attractive, to mystery dream, to be lost in the search for truth…
Awesome! Great processing.
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What a magical journey. Your blog is making me want to visit there more and more.
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I hope you do one day courtney!
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I love the light on the sculptures. I really must get myself to Egypt – such a fascinating place to visit xx
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I imagine you would love it! amazing place and history
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The Sphinxes are, IMO, one of the wonders of the world! As you noted, Mimo, why would they build these majestic monuments to line an avenue? Oh the mysteries of ancient Egypt! I wasn’t aware that such a statuesque “avenue” existed. Thanks Mimo, for sharing. 🙂
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my pleasure Ron 🙂
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HI,
There will always be a lot of unanswered questions about the ancients.
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The never ending string of questions..
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it is a fantastic question the search for alignment and symmetry is not only in the artifacts themselves.. c
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Egypt makes you question so many things…
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Another wonderful question to ponder!
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Yes, I think so! Thanks Frank
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