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Luxor, the open-air museum of Egypt: West Bank

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Luxor, the open-air museum of Egypt: West Bank

My Egyptian journey continued to Luxor, a city that, for me, is the true heart of Ancient Egypt. In a brief introduction to Luxor, I explained the symbolic duality of the city, between east and west and life and death. To the east, we have light, life, and rituals. But today, we focus on the west bank, the dark side, where mysteries and eternity blend—the famous “side of death.”

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