The third shape is the iconic sphinx that were constructed during the reign of Nectanebo I (380–362 BC). A total of 18 kings and four queens, all of which who died more than 3,000 years ago, were transported to a new museum in the southern region of the capital Thursday’s celebration was sparked by the Pharaoh’s Golden Parade on April 3 (pictured) that a procession of 22 ancient tombs make a 40-mile journey through the streets of Cairo. Hundreds of singers and dancers wearing traditional ancient Egyptian clothing walked out of the Temple of Karnak in a glorious procession that some participates carrying giant golden boats on their shoulders just as priests did thousands of years ago. The glitzy ceremony began at at 12.30pm, with President Abdel Fatah el-Sissi reenacting of an ancient holiday, along with other senior officials. Priests carried three divine boats on their shoulders, transporting statues of the Theban Triad - the deities of Amun-Re, his consort Mut and their son Khonsu from one end to the other. Hieroglyphics on the walls of one of the temples state the holiday was marked by parades and dancers in celebration of the bounty flooding brought to the fields. The pathway, paved in sandstone blocks, was used every year for a festival called ‘Opet’ that was held the second month of the Nile flooding seasons. Mohamed Abd el-Badei, a top Egyptian archeology officials, said the oldest ruins along the pathway are six structures built by Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt's only woman pharaoh, that dates to 1400 BC. The ancient walkway, also known as the Way of the Rams and the Path of the Gods, connects the famous Karnak and Luxor temples in what was the city of Thebes, which used to be Egypt's capital in antiquity. Egypt unveiled a sacred road lined with thousands of statues on Thursday, which was used as a procession route for the gods 3,000 years ago.Ĭalled the Avenue of Sphinxes, this 1.7-mile stretch features more than 1,050 statues of sphinxes and rams that has been reconstructed with the hopes of attracting tourists from around the world.
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