Medinet Habu and Colossi of Memnon - Egyptian archaeology in pictures

Striking stone structures on the west bank of the Nile outside Luxor — close to where a 'lost golden city' was recently discovered

A temple colonnade at Medinet Habu, on the west bank of the Nile outside Egypt's southern city of Luxor, which hit the news in recent days with the discovery of an ancient city, lost in its sands. AFP

A sparrow perches in a recess in a temple wall at Medinet Habu, on the west bank of the Nile outside Luxor. AFP

A wall adorned with reliefs at the Mortuary Temple of the 20th dynasty pharaoh Ramesses III (1186-1155 BC) at Medinet Habu, near Egypt's southern city of Luxor. AFP

A pigeon flies by the top of the migdol tower at the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu. AFP

The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of the 18th dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III (c1391-1351 BC), on the west bank of the Nile outside Luxor. AFP

A man drives a horse-drawn cart loaded with alfalfa along a road past the Temple of Luxor and the 13th century Abu Haggag mosque. AFP

A portico at the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, on the Nile near Luxor. AFP

A colonade at the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, on the Nile near Luxor. AFP

Tourists pose for pictures before gigantic statues at the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III near Luxor. AFP

The Colossi of Memnon, which have sat for 33 centuries on the west bank of the Nile outside Egypt's southern city of Luxor. AFP

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