Heritage
Luxor is famous for its monuments and huge variety of heritage; within these buildings are layers of history, where you can trace the civilisations who have inhabited Luxor. On Luxor Temple sits the Mosque of Abu-Haggag, upon the Colossi of Memnon are Roman-era Greek and Latin inscriptions, evidnece of connected communities. The built heritage of Luxor is an arresting attestation to historical architecture, with some ancient monuments, such as the Temple of Hatshepsut, in excellent condition.
Luxor has been known to tourists since the Greek and Roman eras, due to the interesting surroundings. Today, tourists can enjoy an air balloon ride, as well as engaging in traditional felucca travel across the Nile.
Luxor markets are split into two sections; El Souq (the tourist section), and the Local Market.
Luxor is home to many layers of important heritage which highlight multi-cultural involvement in the city. However, some of the lesser explored layers of heritage are at risk of extinction if they are not preserved digitally, through environmental erosion, or policies encouraging their destruction in favour of another layer of heritage. Heritage represents the truth a stakeholder wants to preserve; by destroying one piece of heritage in favour of another, this somewhat erases the heritage from memory. Similarly, one heritage overshadowing another heritage poses a risk to traditional practices which are central to peoples' cultural identities.