The “Road of Rams”

The Sphinx Avenue (the Rams Road) is originally a royal avenue that connects the Karnak Temple in the north with the Luxor Temple in the south. It was established for the purpose of witnessing the annual celebrations of the Opet Festival, feasts and special occasions, as well as the coronation of kings, with processions that extended from the Karnak Temple to the Luxor Temple.

The “Road of Rams” was originally a royal road that connected the “Luxor Temple” and the “Karnak Temple” and was 2,700 meters long. The kings of ancient Egypt used it in religious ceremonies and rituals. The road at this time had two names, the first: “Wat Nathr”, which means The path of the Lord, and the second: is “Ta Mi Rahant” which means “the path of rams.” This is because the entire road is decorated on both sides with statues in the form of rams in the position of the Sphinx, and the ram here symbolizes To the god Amun.