tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post3229346606437623351..comments2023-11-02T10:29:04.103+00:00Comments on Egyptology News: Opening plans for the Avenue of SphinxesAndiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-46224377528923598422011-06-30T21:29:47.230+01:002011-06-30T21:29:47.230+01:00Given the vast areas within the temenos at Karnak ...Given the vast areas within the temenos at Karnak that await clearing, not to mention the continuing problems with dampness that is destroying some of the stones, surely there are better things to spend money on? None of that would involve destroying people's homes or businesses. The avenue could wait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-14745440659113738922011-06-30T19:35:03.666+01:002011-06-30T19:35:03.666+01:00I have walked part of this route the bits that wer...I have walked part of this route the bits that were cleared<br />When i go in the first 2 weeks of oct 2011 I will be doing it againcolinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-23115698180626473642011-06-30T19:19:43.201+01:002011-06-30T19:19:43.201+01:00Sounds good, the only problem is that the other ni...Sounds good, the only problem is that the other night when I walked near to it, there is no way it can be opened for tourists in October! It is still one huge building site and no where near completed! They have not even finished taking buildings down. <br />Does this mean the bulldozers will move in again, destroying everything in their path, including antiquities? <br />The archaeologists will be appalled...... yet againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-30507526265552671852011-06-30T18:00:56.294+01:002011-06-30T18:00:56.294+01:00Does anyone know if the slabs forming this avenue ...Does anyone know if the slabs forming this avenue were lifted to see whether they came from earlier monuments? With all this expenditure, one would hope the opportunity was taken to check this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com