Ancient Thebes and the Theban Necropolis

Ancient Thebes and the Theban Necropolis gathers the great sacred and funerary landscapes of Luxor, where Egypt’s New Kingdom capital shaped ideas of divine kingship, state ritual, and the afterlife. On the east bank, the temple complexes of Karnak and Luxor staged the cult of Amun and the ceremonies that renewed royal authority; across the Nile, the west-bank necropolis—Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, and elite tombs—turns cliff and desert into architecture for eternal life, memory, and cosmic order.