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Luxor Temple in Luxor Egypt | History, Facts, Plan, Map, Architecture, Deity, Statues | Discover What is inside, What does symbolize, Opening Hours, Ticket Price, Location and more... Hurghada lovers Offer Luxury Hurghada to Luxor Tours | El Gouna to Luxor Tours | Makadi bay to Luxor Tours | Sahl Hasheesh to Luxor Tours | Soma bay to Luxor Tours. Who are the builders of the Luxor Temple? King Amenemhat III "Pharaohs kings" began the construction of this temple on the east bank of the Nile River in Thebes (now Luxor), then completed by King Ramses II and the temple was dedicated to the worship of the God Amun. Date of construction: mid-1350 and 1400 BC. The kings who built the temple: Amenophis III and King Ramses III. Length: 803 feet. Width: 181 feet. Why was Luxor Temple built? There are those who believe that King Amenophis III set up this temple for the glory of the god Amon Ra "The Egyptian Gods" and for his priests "High Priest of Amun"to recognize the legitimacy of his reign by recording the story of his divine birth of the God Amon Ra. He celebrated the marriage of the God (Amon Ra) with his wife Mut once a year, and the procession of the gods begins from the Karnak Temple by boats on the Nile to the temple of Luxor and begins the entrance of the temple with the pylon built by Ramses II and in front of the facade there are two huge colossy representing Ramses II seated and it one of Festivals in Ancient Egypt.   Luxor Temple History: King Amenhotep III is considered the first to think of building the Luxor Temple in Thebes in 1390-52 BC. The young king, King Tutankhamun, completed building parts of the temple in 1336-27