The pyramids and the sphinx
The pyramids and the sphinx
Country : Egypt
Place : Giseh, South-West Of Cairo
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Country : Egypt
Place : Giseh, South-West Of Cairo
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Showing posts with label Egypt. Show all posts
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Abu Simbel (The Temple of Ramesses II)
Abu Simbel
(The Temple of Ramesses II)
These rock-cut temples are located in the ancient Wawat (or the legendary Ybsambul) in Nubia, near the borders of Sudan, about 300 kilometers from Aswan. Earlier temples in Nubia had been located within forts, but here the confidence of Ramses II, whose reign may have lasted as many as 67 years, is illustrated; these temples, probably once brightly colored, were cut into the natural rock and lapped by the Nile. After eleven centuries of oblivion, these temples were rediscovered in 1813 when Johann Ludwig Burckhardt saw by accident the upper parts of the colossal figures. In 1817 Giovanni Battista Belzoni found the entrance, partially freed from the sand. In the following years these temples were often partially covered by shifting sands.
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(The Temple of Ramesses II)
These rock-cut temples are located in the ancient Wawat (or the legendary Ybsambul) in Nubia, near the borders of Sudan, about 300 kilometers from Aswan. Earlier temples in Nubia had been located within forts, but here the confidence of Ramses II, whose reign may have lasted as many as 67 years, is illustrated; these temples, probably once brightly colored, were cut into the natural rock and lapped by the Nile. After eleven centuries of oblivion, these temples were rediscovered in 1813 when Johann Ludwig Burckhardt saw by accident the upper parts of the colossal figures. In 1817 Giovanni Battista Belzoni found the entrance, partially freed from the sand. In the following years these temples were often partially covered by shifting sands.
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Ancient Egypt Main article:
Ancient Egypt Main article: Ancient Egypt Giza Pyramids A unified kingdom was founded c. 3150 BC by King Menes, leading to a series of dynasties that ruled Egypt for the next three millennia. Egyptian culture flourished during this long period and remained distinctively Egyptian in its religion, arts, language and customs. The first two ruling dynasties of a unified Egypt set the stage for the Old Kingdom period, c. 2700−2200 BC., famous for its many pyramids, most notably the Third Dynasty pyramid of Djoser and the Fourth Dynasty Giza Pyramids.
Egypt Aswan and the Islands Elephantine und Kitchener
Nile Island with old irrigating plant.
The Pyramid of Cheops in Giza near Cairo:A hole in the side is used as an entrance.
The world-famous Sphinx of Giza
A lot of obelisks are part of the great Amon-Temple of Karnak
The Sphinx Avenue in past connected the temples of Karnak with Luxor and the Nile.
At the entrance to the Valley of the Kings there are watching two statues at the banks of the Nile.
The Mummy Of Ramses II
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Egypt Aswan and the Islands Elephantine und Kitchener
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