In Egypt, in addition to the world-famous pyramids, there is also a place that countless tourists yearn for, that is, the Emperor Valley. It is 700 km south of Cairo and 7 km on the west bank of the Nile. A large desert area across the river from modern cities such as Luxor is the seat of the ancient Egyptian capital, Thebes. The Valley of the Kings is located in an uninhabited limestone gorge not far from the Thebes site. For centuries, the pharaohs laid graves on these cliffs on the west bank of the Nile to house their precious bodies, and there were many huge colonnades and temples. It used to be a majestic tomb group with more than 60 imperial tombs, buried between the 17th Dynasty of Egypt and the 64th Pharaoh during the 20th Dynasty, including Thutmose III and Amenhotep II. The most famous pharaohs, such as Seti I and Ramses II.
The Great Tickets for the Valley of the Kings (100 Egyptian pounds) are only allowed to watch 3 tombs (for protection, see a tomb will make a hole, and when you hit three, you will be void), so it is very important to do your homework in advance. The three tombs recommended by
LP are Ramses I (KV16): the shortest tomb, but the murals are beautiful and the color is new
Thutmosis III (KV34): The tomb is special in structure and needs to climb in and out, murals are early Style, MUT is engraved in the stone, requires a flashlight, and the air is extremely poor.
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