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  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of a stelae or stele in front of the pyramid of Pharaoh Unas, inscribed with his name. Unas was Pharaoh of the fifth dynasty at the Saqqara Djoser complex. The Djoser complex contains the step pyramid, funerary temples, several tombs and a number of courts. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_035.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of a stelae or stele in front of the pyramid of Pharaoh Unas, inscribed with his name. Unas was Pharaoh of the fifth dynasty at the Saqqara Djoser complex. The Djoser complex contains the step pyramid, funerary temples, several tombs and a number of courts. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_034.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of a stelae or stele in front of the pyramid of Pharaoh Unas, inscribed with his name. Unas was Pharaoh of the fifth dynasty at the Saqqara Djoser complex. The Djoser complex contains the step pyramid, funerary temples, several tombs and a number of courts. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_033.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. Internal courtyard statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated next to his wife at the Temple of Luxor.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Luxor_028.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. Internal courtyard statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated next to his wife at the Temple of Luxor.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Luxor_027.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. Pharaoh in sphinx form with a human head and lion's body in the first courtyard at the Temple of Amun of Karnak.
    Egypt_Karnak_Temples_029.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. Pharaoh in sphinx form with a human head and lion's body in the first courtyard at the Temple of Amun of Karnak.
    Egypt_Karnak_Temples_031.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. Pharaoh in sphinx form with a human head and lion's body in the first courtyard at the Temple of Amun of Karnak.
    Egypt_Karnak_Temples_030.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the ruined Pyramid of Userkaf and the monumental step Pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara.  Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Userkaf was the first pharaoh of the fifth dynasty and choose to be buried close to Djoser. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_044.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the ruined Pyramid of Userkaf at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Userkaf was the first pharaoh of the fifth dynasty and choose to be buried close to Pharaoh King Djoser whose step pyramid is in the same complex. The pyramid is badly damaged and was used in ancient times as a quarry for buildings materials. It is 50 metres high and originally was faced with fine grained limestone blocks from Tura. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_046.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the ruined Pyramid of Userkaf at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Userkaf was the first pharaoh of the fifth dynasty and choose to be buried close to Pharaoh King Djoser whose step pyramid is in the same complex. The pyramid is badly damaged and was used in ancient times as a quarry for buildings materials. It is 50 metres high and originally was faced with fine grained limestone blocks from Tura. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_047.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the ruined Pyramid of Userkaf and the monumental step Pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara.  Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Userkaf was the first pharaoh of the fifth dynasty and choose to be buried close to Djoser. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_042.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the pyramid of Pharaoh Unas from the relief-lined causeway or processional ramp that links the pyramid to the valley temple at Saqqara. Unas was Pharaoh of the fifth dynasty at the Saqqara Djoser complex. The Djoser complex contains the step pyramid, funerary temples, several tombs and a number of courts. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_036.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the ruined Pyramid of Userkaf and the monumental step Pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara.  Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Userkaf was the first pharaoh of the fifth dynasty and choose to be buried close to Djoser. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_043.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the ruined Pyramid of Userkaf and the monumental step Pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara.  Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Userkaf was the first pharaoh of the fifth dynasty and choose to be buried close to Djoser. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_045.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. One of the Colossi of Memnon, which depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated and are situated in Theban necropolis. Located in the west bank across Nile River opposite Luxor, the statues are over 3400 years old and reach a towering 18 meters (approx. 60 feet) in height.
    Egypt_Colossi_of_Memnon_004.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon, depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated and are situated in Theban necropolis. Located in the west bank across Nile River opposite Luxor, the statues are over 3400 years old and reach a towering 18 meters (approx. 60 feet) in height.
    Egypt_Colossi_of_Memnon_001.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. Relief at the entrance of the Mastaba or Tomb of Mereruka at Saqqara. Dating from 2340 BC, the tomb is the largest in the area and was built for Mereruka (the vizier or right hand man of the pharaoh Teti), his wife and two sons. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_051.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the exterior of the tomb of two brothers at Saqqara.  The tomb is also known as the Mastaba of Niankhnum and Khnumhotep was built during the fifth dynasty. The two brothers possibly twins were priests of Ra and were responsible for the care of the hands of the pharaoh. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_040.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the step pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Designed by the great architect and engineer Imhotep, the 60 metre high building comprises of six layers (mastaba) on top of each other and is the oldest structure in the world completely built of stone. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_006.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Tourist at the entrance to the most famous of all Pharaoh tombs , the tomb of King Tutankhamum at the Valley of the Kings.
    Egypt_Valley_of_Kings_010.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Tourist at the entrance to the most famous of all Pharaoh tombs , the tomb of King Tutankhamum at the Valley of the Kings.
    Egypt_Valley_of_Kings_009.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon, depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated and are situated in Theban necropolis. Located in the west bank across Nile River opposite Luxor, the statues are over 3400 years old and reach a towering 18 meters (approx. 60 feet) in height.
    Egypt_Colossi_of_Memnon_012.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon, depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated and are situated in Theban necropolis. Located in the west bank across Nile River opposite Luxor, the statues are over 3400 years old and reach a towering 18 meters (approx. 60 feet) in height.
    Egypt_Colossi_of_Memnon_008.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. One of the Colossi of Memnon, which depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated and are situated in Theban necropolis. Located in the west bank across Nile River opposite Luxor, the statues are over 3400 years old and reach a towering 18 meters (approx. 60 feet) in height.
    Egypt_Colossi_of_Memnon_005.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. Side panel detail from one of the Colossi of Memnon. The Colossi depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated. Situated in Theban necropolis in the west bank of the Nile River opposite Luxor, the statues are over 3400 years old and reach a towering 18 meters (approx. 60 feet) in height.
    Egypt_Colossi_of_Memnon_007.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon, depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated and are situated in Theban necropolis. Located in the west bank across Nile River opposite Luxor, the statues are over 3400 years old and reach a towering 18 meters (approx. 60 feet) in height.
    Egypt_Colossi_of_Memnon_002.tif
  • Giza. Cairo. Egypt.  View of the Solar Boat found near the south face of the Cheops Pyramid in 1954 which was thought to have been built to transport the Pharaoh Cheops (Khufu) to the next life. Dating from around 2500 BC, the 43 metre long boat is made of cedar wood from Lebanon and is now stored at the Solar Boat Museum at Giza. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Giza_004.tif
  • Giza. Cairo. Egypt. View of the pod shaped Solar boat museum beside the south side of the Cheops Pyramid. It houses the 5000 years old and 43 metres long cedar wood boat found in 1954 which was thought to have been built to transport the Pharaoh Cheops (Khufu) to the next life. The Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur and Memphis and its Necropolis are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Giza_045.tif
  • Giza. Cairo. Egypt.  View of the Solar Boat found near the south face of the Cheops Pyramid in 1954 which was thought to have been built to transport the Pharaoh Cheops (Khufu) to the next life. Dating from around 2500 BC, the 43 metre long boat is made of cedar wood from Lebanon and is now stored at the Solar Boat Museum at Giza. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Giza_043.tif
  • Giza. Cairo. Egypt.  View of the Solar Boat found near the south face of the Cheops Pyramid in 1954 which was thought to have been built to transport the Pharaoh Cheops (Khufu) to the next life. Dating from around 2500 BC, the 43 metre long boat is made of cedar wood from Lebanon and is now stored at the Solar Boat Museum at Giza. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Giza_041.tif
  • Giza. Cairo. Egypt.  View of the Solar Boat found near the south face of the Cheops Pyramid in 1954 which was thought to have been built to transport the Pharaoh Cheops (Khufu) to the next life. Dating from around 2500 BC, the 43 metre long boat is made of cedar wood from Lebanon and is now stored at the Solar Boat Museum at Giza. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Giza_038.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. Relief at the entrance of the Mastaba or Tomb of Mereruka at Saqqara. Dating from 2340 BC, the tomb is the largest in the area and was built for Mereruka (the vizier or right hand man of the pharaoh Teti), his wife and two sons. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_050.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the ruined pyramid of Unas, a Pharaoh of the fifth dynasty at the Saqqara Djoser complex. The Djoser complex contains the step pyramid, funerary temples, several tombs and a number of courts. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_048.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of Bas-relief with hieroglyphs on the walls inside the tomb of two brothers at Saqqara.  The tomb is also known as the Mastaba of Niankhnum and Khnumhotep was built during the fifth dynasty. The two brothers possibly twins were priests of Ra and were responsible for the care of the hands of the pharaoh. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_041.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the façade and the frieze of cobras of the Token palace in the south-western corner of the Great court inside the Saqqara Djoser complex. The Token palace was a temporary building possibly used by the pharaoh to rest and refresh himself during various stages of ceremonies. The Djoser complex contains the step pyramid, funerary temples, several tombs and a number of courts. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_031.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the token palace in the south-western corner of the Great court inside the Saqqara Djoser complex. The Token palace was a temporary building possibly used by the pharaoh to rest and refresh himself during various stages of ceremonies. The Djoser complex contains the step pyramid, funerary temples, several tombs and a number of courts. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_024.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. Close-up of the facade of the step pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of the third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Designed by the prominent architect and engineer Imhotep, the 60 metre high building comprises of six layers (mastaba) on top of each other and is the oldest structure in the world completely built of stone. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_016.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the step pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Designed by the great architect and engineer Imhotep, the 60 metre high building comprises of six layers (mastaba) on top of each other and is the oldest structure in the world completely built of stone. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_011.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the step pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Designed by the great architect and engineer Imhotep, the 60 metre high building comprises of six layers (mastaba) on top of each other and is the oldest structure in the world completely built of stone. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_009.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the step pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Designed by the great architect and engineer Imhotep, the 60 metre high building comprises of six layers (mastaba) on top of each other and is the oldest structure in the world completely built of stone. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_005.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the step pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Designed by the great architect and engineer Imhotep, the 60 metre high building comprises of six layers (mastaba) on top of each other and is the oldest structure in the world completely built of stone. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_003.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Entrance to the most famous of all Pharaoh tombs , the tomb of King Tutankhamum at the Valley of the Kings.
    Egypt_Valley_of_Kings_008.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. One of the Colossi of Memnon, which depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated and are situated in Theban necropolis. Located in the west bank across Nile River opposite Luxor, the statues are over 3400 years old and reach a towering 18 meters (approx. 60 feet) in height.
    Egypt_Colossi_of_Memnon_014.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon, depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated and are situated in Theban necropolis. Located in the west bank across Nile River opposite Luxor, the statues are over 3400 years old and reach a towering 18 meters (approx. 60 feet) in height.
    Egypt_Colossi_of_Memnon_010.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon, depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated and are situated in Theban necropolis. Located in the west bank across Nile River opposite Luxor, the statues are over 3400 years old and reach a towering 18 meters (approx. 60 feet) in height.
    Egypt_Colossi_of_Memnon_011.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon, depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated and are situated in Theban necropolis. Located in the west bank across Nile River opposite Luxor, the statues are over 3400 years old and reach a towering 18 meters (approx. 60 feet) in height.
    Egypt_Colossi_of_Memnon_009.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. One of the Colossi of Memnon, which depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated and are situated in Theban necropolis. Located in the west bank across Nile River opposite Luxor, the statues are over 3400 years old and reach a towering 18 meters (approx. 60 feet) in height.
    Egypt_Colossi_of_Memnon_006.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon, depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated and are situated in Theban necropolis. Located in the west bank across Nile River opposite Luxor, the statues are over 3400 years old and reach a towering 18 meters (approx. 60 feet) in height.
    Egypt_Colossi_of_Memnon_003.tif
  • Giza. Cairo. Egypt.  View of the Solar Boat found near the south face of the Cheops Pyramid in 1954 which was thought to have been built to transport the Pharaoh Cheops (Khufu) to the next life. Dating from around 2500 BC, the 43 metre long boat is made of cedar wood from Lebanon and is now stored at the Solar Boat Museum at Giza. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Giza_040.tif
  • Giza. Cairo. Egypt.  View of the Solar Boat found near the south face of the Cheops Pyramid in 1954 which was thought to have been built to transport the Pharaoh Cheops (Khufu) to the next life. Dating from around 2500 BC, the 43 metre long boat is made of cedar wood from Lebanon and is now stored at the Solar Boat Museum at Giza. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Giza_042.tif
  • Giza. Cairo. Egypt.  View of the Solar Boat found near the south face of the Cheops Pyramid in 1954 which was thought to have been built to transport the Pharaoh Cheops (Khufu) to the next life. Dating from around 2500 BC, the 43 metre long boat is made of cedar wood from Lebanon and is now stored at the Solar Boat Museum at Giza. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Giza_039.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of people tourists in front of the Mastaba or Tomb of Mereruka at Saqqara. Dating from 2340 BC, the tomb is the largest in the area and was built for Mereruka (the vizier or right hand man of the pharaoh Teti), his wife and two sons. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_049.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the façade and the frieze of cobras of the Token palace in the south-western corner of the Great court inside the Saqqara Djoser complex. The Token palace was a temporary building possibly used by the pharaoh to rest and refresh himself during various stages of ceremonies. The Djoser complex contains the step pyramid, funerary temples, several tombs and a number of courts. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_032.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the two chapels of the original thirteen at Jubilee courtyard of Heb Sed inside the Saqqara Djoser complex. The chapels had vaulted roofs, however had no interior and were only used symbolically as part of the Jubilee Heb Sed ceremony festival that recognized and celebrated the sovereignty of the pharaoh after the 25th or 30th year of their reign. The Djoser complex contains the step pyramid, funerary temples, several tombs and a number of courts. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_026.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the step pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Designed by the great architect and engineer Imhotep, the 60 metre high building comprises of six layers (mastaba) on top of each other and is the oldest structure in the world completely built of stone. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_014.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the step pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Designed by the great architect and engineer Imhotep, the 60 metre high building comprises of six layers (mastaba) on top of each other and is the oldest structure in the world completely built of stone. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_013.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the step pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Designed by the great architect and engineer Imhotep, the 60 metre high building comprises of six layers (mastaba) on top of each other and is the oldest structure in the world completely built of stone. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_012.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the step pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Designed by the great architect and engineer Imhotep, the 60 metre high building comprises of six layers (mastaba) on top of each other and is the oldest structure in the world completely built of stone. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_010.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the step pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Designed by the great architect and engineer Imhotep, the 60 metre high building comprises of six layers (mastaba) on top of each other and is the oldest structure in the world completely built of stone. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_008.tif
  • Luxor. Egypt. The Colossi of Memnon, depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated and are situated in Theban necropolis. Located in the west bank across Nile River opposite Luxor, the statues are over 3400 years old and reach a towering 18 meters (approx. 60 feet) in height.
    Egypt_Colossi_of_Memnon_013.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of one of the two chapels of the original thirteen at Jubilee courtyard of Heb Sed inside the Saqqara Djoser complex. The chapels had vaulted roofs, however, had no interior and were only used symbolically as part of the Jubilee Heb Sed ceremony festival that recognised and celebrated the sovereignty of the pharaoh after the 25th or 30th year of their reign. The Djoser complex contains the step pyramid, funerary temples, several tombs and several courts. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_025.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the step pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Designed by the great architect and engineer Imhotep, the 60 metre high building comprises of six layers (mastaba) on top of each other and is the oldest structure in the world completely built of stone. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_007.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the step pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of the third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Designed by the prominent architect and engineer Imhotep, the 60 metre high building comprises of six layers (mastaba) on top of each other and is the oldest structure in the world completely built of stone. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_001.tif
  • Abu Simbel. Egypt. Wide view of the two temples of Abu Simbel. The temples were constructed during the 13th century BC (19th Dynasty) for the pharaoh Ramses II and his favourite wife Nefertari.
    Egypt_Abu_Simbel_003.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. Close-up of the facade of the step pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of the third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Designed by the prominent architect and engineer Imhotep, the 60 metre high building comprises of six layers (mastaba) on top of each other and is the oldest structure in the world completely built of stone. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the step pyramid of Djoser at the royal necropolis complex of Saqqara. Pharaoh King Djoser is considered the founder of third dynasty (2691 to 2625 BC). Dating from the 27th century BC, the step pyramid is the first attempt of pyramid building and the prototype for all following pyramids. Designed by the great architect and engineer Imhotep, the 60 metre high building comprises of six layers (mastaba) on top of each other and is the oldest structure in the world completely built of stone. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Entrance to the tomb of Ramsses V and VII at the Valley of the Kings.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Valley of Kings tombs of Ramses VI at the rear and the famous tomb of King Tutankhamun in front below.
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  • Egypt. Luxor. The Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina) ruins of the village where the Kings and Queens tomb builders and craftsmen lived.
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  • Luxor Egypt. Ruined seated Colossus adorns the Eighth Pylon's West Wing at the Karnak Temple complex.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. The Obelisk of Tuthmosis at the Temple of Amun at Karnak
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  • Luxor. Egypt. View towards the Great Hypostyle Hall at the Temple of Amun of Karnak. The hall is a monumental forest of 134 columns, 23 metres in height, all engraved with hieroglyphs and bas-reliefs.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Close-up of a column relief at The Great Hypostyle Hall at the Temple of Amun of Karnak. The hall is a monumental forest of 134 columns, 23 metres in height, all engraved with hieroglyphs and bas-reliefs.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Theatrical porticoed courtyard with Osiris columns in the Temple of Ramses III at the Temple of Amun in Karnak.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. The court of Amenhotep III at the Temple of Luxor. In the distance is the Colonnade of Amenhotep III.
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  • Egypt. Statues of Rameses II and his wife Nefertari, in the great court of Ramses at the Temple of Luxor.
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  • Thebes. Egypt. Colourful relief at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
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  • Thebes. Egypt. Sun light illuminates the colonnade at the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri which was built for Queen Hatshepsut who reined Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
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  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
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  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
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  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
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  • Giza. Cairo. Egypt. View of the Pyramid of Khafre, the second largest Pyramid at Giza and built around 2500 BC. The Pyramid of Khafre is the only one that retains some of the white limestone casing that once adorned all Giza Pyramids. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
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  • Giza. Cairo. Egypt. View of the North and West faces of the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at Giza which is the oldest and largest of the all Pyramids and was built as the mortuary temple for the 4th-Dynasty king Khufu (2589-66 BC). The Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur and Memphis and its Necropolis are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
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  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of bas reliefs on the 700 metre long relief-lined causeway or processional ramp that links the pyramid of Unas to the valley temple at Saqqara.
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  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the House of the South at the Saqqara Djoser complex. It is believed the building was used temporarily or perhaps symbolically as the interior of the building is bricked and has no chamber. Above the entrance door is the elegant frieze known as a Kheker, an imitation in stone of a roof covering made from bundles of reeds.  It has a corridor which has on its wall two hieratic graffiti adulatory the splendour of the monument and naming “Djoser” as its builder. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
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  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the House of the South at the Saqqara Djoser complex. It is believed the building was used temporarily or perhaps symbolically as the interior of the building is bricked and has no chamber. Above the entrance door is the elegant frieze known as a Kheker, an imitation in stone of a roof covering made from bundles of reeds.  It has a corridor which has on its wall two hieratic graffiti adulatory the splendour of the monument and naming “Djoser” as its builder. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
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  • Abu Simbel. Egypt. Tourists at the smaller temple at Abu Simbel which is known as the Temple of Hathor, and is dedicated to Ramses II's wife, Nefertari and was built around 13 century BC.
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  • Abu Simbel. Egypt.  Visitor graffiti adorns the legs of the 4 statues of Ramses with the most famous being Greek inscriptions written by ancient Greek mercenaries in 591 BC.
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  • Abu Simbel. Egypt.  Visitor graffiti adorns the legs of the 4 statues of Ramses with the most famous being Greek inscriptions written by ancient Greek mercenaries in 591 BC.
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  • Abu Simbel. Egypt. Tourists surround and admire one of the most famous temples of the world – the 13th century BC Great Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel.
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  • Abu Simbel. Egypt. Tourists surround and admire one of the most famous temples of the world – the 13th century BC Great Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel.
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  • Abu Simbel. Egypt. Tourists surround and admire one of the most famous temples of the world – the 13th century BC Great Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Tourists walkiing the dusty paths to various tombs at the Valley of the Kings
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  • Egypt. Luxor. The Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina) ruins of the village where the Kings and Queens tomb builders and craftsmen lived.
    Egypt_Valley_of_Artisans_004.tif
  • Luxor Egypt. Ruined seated Colossi adorn the Eighth Pylon's West Wing at the Temple of Amun at Karnak.
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  • Luxor Egypt. Relief depicting Tuthmosis III adorns the south face of the seventh pylon at the Temple of Amun at Karnak.
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  • Luxor Egypt. Statues adorn the north façade of the seventh Pylon facing Cachette court at the Temple of Amun at Karnak. The
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