Marking World Heritage Day in the open-air museum city of Luxor includes a tour around Karnak Temples, a walk down the avenue of sphinxes and a celebration marking the completion of King Ramses II colossus reconstruction project at Luxor Temple along with dancing performances. This comes a week after Egypt has received the 1st Russian airline flight after a two-year hiatus.
World Heritage Day: King Ramses II Colossus Project Complete
![Egyptian archaeological worker Fatma says “restoring the painting colors, will take years,” in Karnak temple in Luxor, Egypt, April 20, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/755c2655-969c-4481-a324-b109d4787e67_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Egyptian archaeological worker Fatma says “restoring the painting colors, will take years,” in Karnak temple in Luxor, Egypt, April 20, 2018.
![Western tourists take a rest from the midday sun in a cafeteria inside Karnak temple in Luxor, Egypt, April 20, 2018. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/15f08426-d52f-4e5f-a4c6-ff8a09d3f6db_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Western tourists take a rest from the midday sun in a cafeteria inside Karnak temple in Luxor, Egypt, April 20, 2018.
![On World Heritage Day a tourist poses for a photograph in Karnak temple in Luxor, Egypt, April 20, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fa4feeb5-c43a-4c8e-a517-89c94e489445_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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On World Heritage Day a tourist poses for a photograph in Karnak temple in Luxor, Egypt, April 20, 2018.
![On World Heritage Day, Egyptian Minister of antiquities Khaled El-Anany takes a survey tour for the restored monuments in Luxor Museum in Luxor, Egypt, April 20, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f10e3140-9276-4bf3-9aae-819285ce5048_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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On World Heritage Day, Egyptian Minister of antiquities Khaled El-Anany takes a survey tour for the restored monuments in Luxor Museum in Luxor, Egypt, April 20, 2018.