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Amazing Ceremony for The Renovated

Road of Rams

Ahmed Taha Ibrahim - Level 3 - Economics

On the twenty-fifth of November, 2021, the curtain He described the greatness of our ancestors in
was lifted on the opening ceremony of the Avenue creating this grand civilization and highlighted the
of Sphinxes in the great city of Luxor. It was role of the grandchildren and their efforts in
presented by the Egyptian state in an opening reviving and preserving that heritage.
befitting for the sacred road, which is more than After the tour, the president headed to the concert
three thousand years old. stage to begin its awaited activities with a show
The ceremony began at sunset on Thursday, and a welcome song performed by Mohamed
November 25, with a panoramic illumination of the Hamaki, who was soon joined by Lara Iskandar

Luxor Temple and the Avenue of Sphinxes, which and lots of dancers and performers. The welcome
is about three kilometers long. At the same time, song was followed by the movie “Luxor: The
the Temple of Hatshepsut, the West Bank and the Secret", in which a number of rising stars
participated, such as Amr Wahba and Asmaa Abu
Colossi of Memnon were illuminated and laser Al-Yazid. It is a recorded movie about the people
lights were launched in the sky of the ancient city., of Luxor, their kind origins and tourism in the
All the while, three floating golds designed in the city. It focused on the air balloon tours that take
Pharaonic style moved as a symbol of the trinity of you on a magical ride in the sky of the capital and
pharaonic deities: Amun, Mut and Khonsu, and cradle of civilization, the city of magic and
sailboats and airships presenting the identity of history, Luxor.
Luxor were launched.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrived at the
ceremony at 7:30 p.m. He was greeted by the
Minister of Tourism & Antiquities, Dr. Khaled El-
Anany, who took the President on a short tour,

during which he took us back to great pages in the
ancient history of Egypt. During the tour, H.E. Dr
Khaled spoke about the history of the avenue of
sphinxes and the Luxor Temple.

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