Luxor, Arabic Al-Uqsur (Upper Egypt), Amon Temple (built under Amenhotep III c. 1400 BC; extended under Ramses II). Partial view: first pylon with colossal statues (seated statue of Ramses II, 19th dynasty, 1290-1224 BC, before excavation). Photograph, anonymous, c. 1870. Paris, private collection.