If history tends to return places to their historical median, then the recent development in Luxor might be the process of returning Luxor to its past glory. Luxor was the preferred capital for pharaohs of the Middle and New Kingdoms. Now, much later, parts of a much later city are now being torn down to make new buildings, new roads, and new vistas to behold the ancient temples.
Sometimes more recent treasures are revealed - The excavation of the Road of the Sphinxes has set free a beautiful old apartment building from amidst a mess of modern brick and cement. There are still a few of these buildings in downtown Luxor – dating from the 1930s and the era of British rule.
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