The city of Luxor witnessed the restoration
of part of a destroyed ancient Egyptian temple.
A team of archaeologists reassembled the second
of two colossal statues of an ancient Egyptian
pharaoh.
The temple was destroyed 3000 years ago after
an earthquake but was discovered in 1933 and
then rediscovered in 2010.
The two statues were lifted up from the ground,
then reassembled, renovated and built back
again.
The temple on the west bank of the Nile consists
of two statues of King Amenhotep III, who
is the grandfather of King Tutankhamen.
First of all, this was going to be abandoned.
It was lying in the fields and we saved it.
Secondly it's the highest as I said of the
statues standing now. There are others but
they are like but they are lying in pieces.
The art is very refined and it goes hand in
hand as you can see with the technical achievements.
It's really a moment of high artistic production.
The newly renovated works will be an addition
to the antiquities of Egypt as well as boost
tourism in the area.
