The Colossi of Memnon (Arabic: el-Colossat or es-Salamat) are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis. They have stood since 1350 BC, and were well known to ancient Greeks and Romans, as well as early modern travelers and Egyptologists.

The rulers of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of Egypt’s prosperous New Kingdom (c.1550–1069 BC) were buried in a desolate dry river valley across the river from the ancient city of Thebes (modern Luxor), hence its modern name of the Valley of the Kings. This moniker is not entirely accurate, however, since some members of the royal family aside from the king were buried here as well, as were a few non-royal, albeit very high-ranking, individuals. The Valley of the Kings is divided into the East and West Valleys. The eastern is by far the more iconic of the two, as the western valley contains only a handful of tombs. In all, the Valley of the Kings includes over sixty tombs and an additional twenty unfinished ones that are little more than pits

Hatschepsut (ca. 1473–1458 v. Chr.), die Königin, die Pharao wurde, erbaute einen prächtigen Tempel in Deir al-Bahari, westlich von Luxor. Er liegt direkt gegenüber dem Karnak-Tempel, dem Hauptheiligtum des Gottes Amun, auf der anderen Seite des Nils. Hatschepsuts Tempel, Djeser-djeseru, „das Allerheiligste“, wurde von Senenmut, dem obersten Verwalter Amuns, entworfen.

Der Luxor-Tempel, Ipet-resyt, „südliches Heiligtum“ der alten Ägypter, wurde wegen seiner Lage im alten Theben (dem heutigen Luxor) so genannt. Er liegt etwa drei Kilometer südlich des Karnak-Tempels, mit dem er einst durch eine von Sphinxen gesäumte Prozessionsstraße verbunden war. Die ältesten Belege für diesen Tempel stammen aus der 18. Dynastie (ca. 1550–1295 v. Chr.).

The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak comprises a vast mix of temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I (reigned 1971–1926 BCE) in the Middle Kingdom (c. 2000–1700 BCE) and continued into the Ptolemaic Kingdom (305–30 BCE), although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut ("The Most Selected of Places") and the main place of worship of the 18th Dynastic Theban Triad, with the god Amun as its head. It is part of the monumental city of Thebes, and in 1979 it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List along with the rest of the city