Ancient site · Luxor
Avenue of Sphinxes
An ancient ceremonial avenue lined with sphinxes and ram-headed statues, linking Karnak Temple with Luxor Temple through the heart of old Thebes.
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The story
The Avenue of Sphinxes, also called the King's Festivities Road or Rams Road, is an avenue about 2.7 km long that joins Karnak Temple to Luxor Temple. It was uncovered in the ancient city of Thebes, today's Luxor, and sphinxes and ram-headed statues line both sides. Sources give its age as roughly 3,000 to 3,500 years, and its completion is credited to the 30th Dynasty king Nectanebo I. It was officially reopened to visitors on 25 November 2021 after many years of excavation and restoration work.
Good to know
- The avenue is about 2.7 km long and connects Karnak and Luxor temples.
- Sources put the avenue's age at roughly 3,000 to 3,500 years.
- The avenue was officially reopened on 25 November 2021 after long restoration work.