The Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin[1] for “Library of Alexandria”; Egyptian Arabic: مكتبة الإسكندرية‎ Maktabet al-Eskendereyya, Egyptian Arabic: [mækˈtæb(e)t eskendeˈɾejjæ]) is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. It is both a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria that was lost in antiquity and an attempt to rekindle something of the brilliance that this earlier center of study and erudition represented. The idea […]

One of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is by far the oldest of the World! The Giza Pyramid Complex also called the Giza Necropolis, is the site on the Giza Plateau in Greater Cairo, Egypt that includes the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx of Giza. All were […]

The Egyptian Museum is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East! The Egyptian Museum is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East and houses the largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities in the world. The museum displays an extensive collection spanning from the Predynastic Period to the Greco-Roman Era.           […]

They serve as a lasting monument to king Ramesses II. Abu Simbel is two massive rock-cut temples in the village of Abu Simbel (Arabic: أبو سمبل‎), Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt, near the border with Sudan. They are situated on the western bank of Lake Nasser, about 230 km (140 mi) southwest of Aswan (about 300 km (190 mi) by road). The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the “Nubian Monuments”,[1] which […]

The temple complex was dismantled and moved to nearby Agilkia Island Philae (/ˈfaɪliː/; Greek: Φιλαί or Φιλή and Πιλάχ, Arabic: فيلة‎  Egyptian Arabic: [fiːlæ], Egyptian: p3-jw-rķ’ or ‘pA-jw-rq; Coptic: ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ, ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕϩ)[1][2] is an island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt. Philae was originally located near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt and was the site of an Egyptian temple complex. These rapids and the surrounding area have been variously […]

Construction of the terraced temple took place between Hatshepsut’s seventh and twentieth regnal years. The Temple of Hatshepsut (Egyptian: Ḏsr-ḏsrw meaning “Holy of Holies”) is a mortuary temple built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located opposite the city of Luxor, it is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture.[c] It’s three massive terraces rise above the desert floor and […]

The two primary cults temples on the east bank are known as the Karnak and Luxor. The Luxor Temple (Arabic: معبد الأقصر‎) is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. In the Egyptian language it is known as ipet resyt, “the southern sanctuary”. In Luxor, there are […]