A pharaoh carriage and hundreds of performers were present in a lavish ceremony marking the opening to the public of the 3,000-year-old Avenue of the Sphinxes in Luxor, Egypt.
It took decades to excavate the nearly 3km ancient walking path that connects the city’s two largest temples.
The ceremony incorporates elements of the ancient festival that takes place on an annual schedule. It also includes music inspired by stories written on the walls of the temples in hieroglyphics. Egypt hopes the event will boost its ailing tourism industry, which has been battered by political turmoil and the pandemic.
