The great Forecourt of Amenhotep III in Luxor Temple ( Part 4 )

The great Forecourt of Amenhotep III, or as it is called ( Sun Court or Solar Court ) is one of the most perfect and noble examples of good 18^th dynasty work . It measures 148 feet in depth from north to south, and 184 feet in width from east to west .

Entrance & Pylon & Chapel of Serapis in the Luxor Temple .. Part ( 3 )

The present entrance to the temple is by the great pylon to the north, this mode of entrance has the advantage that the visitor is thus introduced to the different parts of the temple in their historical order of succession .

Historical Notes On The Luxor Temple .. Part ( 2 )

As we see it to-day, the great temple, 853 feet in length, and 181 feet across at its greatest breadth, belongs almost entirely to the later days of the 18^th dynasty and the earlier half of the 19^th dynasty, the chief work visible being that of Amenophis ( Amenhotep ) III of the earlier, and that of Ramses II of the later, dynasty .