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There is a lot of work going on in Luxor Temple at the moment to complete a drainage project which should hopefully solve the problem. Thousands of gallons of water are now being pumped daily from beneath the temple. It is not only Luxor Temple that is at risk. Some of the temples on the west bank, although further from the river, are at risk from rising water levels due to the increased watering necessary for intensely farmed land.
akshar Member # 1680
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I wrote a feature story on this some time ago. http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/waterdamage.htm It distresses me as I go round the monuments how many of them are going. The foundation blocks of front pylon at the Ramaseum are reverting to sand. The harem palace at Habu has a doorway that has almost completely gone. At Seti I temple there is an inscription eroding a little more every time I go there. In fact almost everywhere I go has issues.
The problem is limited resources and funds to preserve and of course no actual long term solution to the rising water table. Amazingly these sites are not world heritage ones.
At the lecture given about the project at karnak and luxor Ted Brock was asked what caused the problem and had to admit he didn't know. It seemed a little foolish not to have sorted that out before attempting to correct it.
Luxorlover Member # 4457
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You can see photos of the renovation work that is going on in Luxor and at Luxor Temple on the following link.
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