Umbrella among the row of giant Sphinx statues at the gate of the Karnak temple in Luxor

Seems a bit strange to see the umbrella among all the huge statues of Sphinx (and these are pretty large statues, when you compare with the size of humans wandering about the statues); there were some vendors there next to the temples, selling stuff (it was pretty hot as well, so the umbrella would have been useful). The photo is another example of the sheer magnificence of the Karnak temple, since you can see the sheer size of the structure, built more than 3 millenia ago by a series of pharaohs.
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