Avenue of Sphinxes
طريق الكباش
An ancient ceremonial avenue about 2.7 km long connecting Karnak and Luxor temples, lined with hundreds of human-headed and ram-headed sphinxes and reopened in 2021 after restoration.
The avenue was built in the New Kingdom and expanded in the 30th Dynasty. During the ancient Opet Festival, divine statues were paraded along this road from Karnak to Luxor Temple. After years of excavation and restoration, it reopened with a grand procession in 2021. The section near the north side of Luxor Temple is currently the most complete. You can look north along the avenue from inside Luxor Temple, and some sections can be walked. It is illuminated at night. It is recommended to tour it in the evening, starting from Luxor Temple.
Opening hours
Open all day (some sections open with the temple)
Nearby sights
- Luxor Museum
- Luxor Souk
- Mummification Museum
- Luxor Temple
- Nile Felucca & Luxor Corniche
- Winter Palace Hotel
- Karnak Temple Complex
- Howard Carter House