Luxor is a temple located in Egypt. It has a north-south axis, whereas most Egyptian temples have an east-west axis reflecting the rising and setting of the sun. There are many different entrances and statues all around the temple. Most of Luxor was built by the pharaoh Amenhotep III who reigned from 1391 - 1353 B.C. Others, such as Ramses II, Alexander the Great, and even some Romans, added to the original until it became what we see today. Somewhat surprisingly, every ruler who added to the temple aligned In 1937, a man named R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz began a fifteen year study on Luxor. He was a mathematician, philosopher, and egyptologist. He took a trained team of surveyors and draftsmen and they measured, analyzed and recorded everything about the Temple, all of the stones, passage ways, columns, and statues. He then wrote a book called Temple of Man. While he was studying the temple, he found a record of Egyptian's understanding of the laws of creation.
John Anthony West once said "Because there is nothing in our society that remotely corresponds to a Temple of Luxor, it is difficult to understand why Egypt should have exercised such infinite pains and genius on what is ultimately a symbolic gesture. It is even more difficult for us to understand the uses to which it was put and the effect it must have had on those exposed to it." Another statement that he made was "the Temple is in the nature of a magic rite, extending over two millenia, designed to evoke in the It is clear that the temple of Luxor has caught more than a few imaginations. In Las Vegas, Nevada there is a hotel replica of Luxor. It is a 30-story Pyramid shaped hotel with reproductions of artifacts from the Luxor and Karnak Temples. There are painted hieroglyphics, the Nile River, and a full size replica of King Tut's tomb within the hotel. It is a fascinating and entertaining hotel. A person can even learn facts about Luxor just by visiting
