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PHOTO GALLERY: Fireworks light the sky over Luxor’s Avenue of Sphinxes




This picture taken on November 25, 2021 shows a view of the human-headed sphinxes along the 2700-metre-long Rams Road leading from the Temple of Luxor (built around 1400 BC) to the Karnak Temple further north, in Egypt s southern city of the same name. AFP

This picture taken on November 25, 2021 shows a view of the pylon and remaining obelisk at the entrance of the Temple of Luxor (built around 1400 BC) in Egypt s southern city of the same name. The Luxor temple obelisk s twin is currently at Paris Place de la Concorde. AFP

Egypt s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) walks with Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Enany (2nd-L) as they walk between the human-headed sphinxes at a section along the 2700-metre-long Rams Road , leading from the Temple of Luxor (built around 1400 BC) to the Karnak Temple further north, in Egypt s southern city of the same name on November 25, 2021. AFP

Performers dance during the official ceremony opening the Rams Road outside the Temple of Luxor (built around 1400 BC) in Egypt s southern city of the same name on November 25, 2021. AFP

Performers stand holding torches during the official ceremony opening the Rams Road outside the Temple of Luxor (built around 1400 BC) in Egypt s southern city of the same name on November 25, 2021. AFP

This picture taken on November 25, 2021 shows a general view of the official ceremony opening the Rams Road outside the pylon at the entrance of the Temple of Luxor (built around 1400 BC) in Egypt s southern city of the same name. AFP

This picture taken on November 25, 2021 shows a general view of the official ceremony opening the Rams Road outside the pylon at the entrance of the Temple of Luxor (built around 1400 BC) in Egypt s southern city of the same name. AFP

Fireworks light the sky during the official ceremony opening the Rams Road outside the pylon and remaining obelisk at the entrance of the Temple of Luxor (built around 1400 BC) in Egypt s southern city of the same name on November 25, 2021. The Luxor temple obelisk s twin is currently at Paris Place de la Concorde. AFP