Statues of pharaohs in the Temple of Amun (Amon), Temple of Karnak, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Great Hypostyle Hall in the Precinct of Amon-Re, Karnak Temple Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Conservation work at the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Precinct of Amon-Re, Karnak Temple Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Sarcophagus at the Tomb of King Tutankhamun, Tut Ankh Amon, Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa

Guard at the Tomb of King Tutankhamun, Tut Ankh Amon, closed for restoration sign, Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa

Temple of Amon, Old Temple of Naga, The Kingdom of Meroe, Sudan, Africa

Temple of Amon, Old Temple of Naga, The Kingdom of Meroe, Sudan, Africa

The alabaster Sphinx of Amon-Ofis II, Memphis, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Close-up of two of the Ramses II statues carved out of the mountainside at the front of the Great Sun Temple of Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt

Close-up view of the hieroglyphics on the columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Karnak Temple Complex near Luxor, Precinct of Amun-Re, Luxor, Egypt

Close-up of two of the Ramses II statues carved out of the mountainside at the front of the Great Sun Temple of Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt

The four colossi of Ramesses II at the entrance of the the Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt

Close-up of the head of one of the Ramses II statues carved out of the mountainside at the front of the Great Sun Temple of Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt