Re in his brilliance. Colossal seated statues of Ramesses flank the gateway. This is the same Pharaoh we saw in the outdoor museum - the one in the pit. The south end of the Temple of Luxor was an addition constructed by Ramesses II during the XIX dynasty. The great court is surrounded with well proportioned papyrus bud capital columns.
Reliefs cover the interior walls.
Within the court can be seen the tip of the minaret of the mosque of Abu'l Haggag. Located in the northeast corner of the Court of Ramesses in the Temple of Luxor is the Mosque of Abu'l Haggag. The Sufi sheik spent the last fifty of his ninety years in Luxor. Though Abu'l Haggag died in 1243, the mosque is only 19th century. The Colonnade consists of 14 columns with papyrus capitals.