
This open site in the desert south of Medinat Habu contains the ruins of a royal palace complex started in the 18th dynasty (14th century BC) by Amenhotep III. The palace, known in antiquity as the Palace of Joy, contained residences, a temple to Amenhotep's wife and Egypt's first glass factory. The palace was used into Byzantine times.
Station: 258n325e · 32.7 km away · 184m
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