Luxor, Egypt -- The Mosque of abu el-Haggag was built at ground level in the 13th century, at a time when Luxor Temple was all but burried under desert sands. Once the temple was excavated, it was found that the mosque had been built not on an old pre-existing foundation, but rather at the top of walls for a temple long burried. As a result, from the temple, the mosque appears to be on a second story. The mosque remains in use today. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.





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Luxor, Egypt -- The Mosque of abu el-Haggag was built at ground level in the 13th century, at a time when Luxor Temple was all but burried under desert sands. Once the temple was excavated, it was found that the mosque had been built not on an old pre-existing foundation, but rather at the top of walls for a temple long burried. As a result, from the temple, the mosque appears to be on a second story. The mosque remains in use today. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.





travel; vacation; tour; tourism; tourist; destination; Egypt; Luxor; temple; hieroglyph; hieroglyphic; "ancient Egypt"; archeology; archeological; ruin; "Luxor Temple"; mosque; el-Haggag; "Mosque of Abu el-Haggag"; "Abu el-Haggag"