Islamic Cairo is the historical center of the city. It was built before the Downtown Architectural Complex, which is located in the middle of the modern part of the city and extends north, south and west towards the Giza Pyramids. When the Fatimids captured Egypt in 969 BC, they built a new capital north of...Read More
Luxor is one of the most important parts of the ancient Egyptian culture preserved by Egypt. Karnak Temple is one of the largest temples in Luxor. It has a lot of amazing ancient ruins. The Karnak temple complex consists of a group of temples, churches, and other village-like buildings. That is why it was called...Read More
This temple is perhaps the best example of Luxor's being called "the largest open-air museum in the world." Luxor Temple is located in the city of Luxor, which was built on the site of Thebes, the ancient Egyptian capital.Read More
The Valley of the Kings, also called the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, looks like nothing more than a sun-kissed red rock gorge. However, beneath all the dust are the tombs of 63 of the most important pharaohs in the history of ancient Egypt. From 500 BC to 1600 BC, people looked up...Read More
The magnificently beautiful Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as Geser Gesseru, was built for the "Pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut" of the 18th Dynasty. It is one of the best ancient Egyptian temples and is believed to be the best thing the ancient Egyptians ever did. Honors both Hatshepsut and Amun. The Egyptian king had to build...Read More
The Colossi of Memnon are two colossal stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt from 1386 to 1353 BC, during the Eighteenth Dynasty. It shows the king seated on a throne with reliefs of his mother, wife, the god Hapi, and other symbols. As early as 1350 BC, quartzite stones were taken from...Read More
The Abu Simbel temples are one of the most famous places in Egypt after the Giza pyramids. It is located south of Aswan on the shores of Lake Nasser. Built by the greatest pharaoh, Ramesses II, who also called them the Temple of Ramesses II or Ramesses II, these massive rock-cut temples marked the Egyptian...Read More
In Aswan you can witness the beauty of the Nile, the colors of the Nubians, and the temples in many different places. Many of the temples in Aswan were on islands, so when the Nile flooded the waters covered them.Read More
One of the most beautiful things about the Nile is the Aswan High Dam in Lake Nasser. Although the dam didn't have much impact on the environment, the view is beautiful, especially from the top. Nasser really wanted to solve the problem of drought, and Egypt at that time was one of the driest countries...Read More
The Unfinished Obelisk is one of the most famous monoliths in Aswan. It is certainly the largest obelisk ever built, but it was never finished. It gives us a chance to learn more about how Hatshepsut was able to build such huge things in ancient Egypt and the New Kingdom of Egypt.Read More
