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Visit the most historical places of Egypt
and see an exhibition of photographs
showing the different historical places.
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The
Temple of Ramesses II
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temple of Ramesses II is a small temple that is northwest
of the Temple of Osiris
about 300m. The temple was built in 1298 BC for Ramesses'
spirit to give him a close association with Osiris.
It was originally built very well and contains work
that is better than most of Ramesses' other monuments.
The craftsmen were probably trained during his father's,
Seti I, era. The temple is mostly in ruin except for
the limestone walls which still contain brightly colored
works. Napoleon's archaeologists reported that the temple
was almost intact when they first saw it. |
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| Amenhotep
III (18th Dyn) built a mortuary temple in Thebes that
was guarded by two gigantic statues on the outer gates.
All that remains now are the 19.5m statues of Amenhotep.
Though damaged by nature and ancient tourists, the statues
are still impressive. |
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island of Pharos was a major port having two huge harbors.
The Fort was built in the 1480's by Sultan Qaitbey,
on the site of Alexandria's
ancient lighthouse. Parts of the remains of the lighthouse
can be seen in the construction of the old fort. One
of the seven wonders of the ancient World, the lighthouse
was an astonishing 125m in height with approximately
three hundred rooms at the bottom for workers. Running
through the center was a double spiral ascent and hydraulic
machinery that raised fuel to the top. The lantern at
the top of the lighthouse remains a mystery. Some say
it contained a polished steel mirror that reflected
light by day, and fire by night. Others say it was made
of transparent glass. The lantern and the top two stories
fell around 700 AD according to many reports, and the
rest of the lighthouse was destroyed by an earthquake
around 1100. In its place a Mosque was built, which
was damaged by an earthquake in the 14th century. The
entrance is through a gateway made of red Aswan
granite. Located beside the mosque is a cistern that
was used to store water in case of a siege. Also located
inside the fort is the Naval Museum which contains artifacts
from the Roman and Napoleonic sea battles. |
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| Idfu
was the Greek city of Apollinopolis Magna, and is a
religious and commercial center. Located about 33 miles
south of Isna and 65 miles north of Aswan,
this is a friendly town which produces surgar and pottery.
It is also a hub of a road network. It was the
capital of the second nome (Horus) of Upper Egypt. The
main attraction here is the Temple of Horus, which is
considered by most to be the best preserved cult temple
in Egypt, but there is a mound of rubble to the west
of the Temple which is probably the original old city
of Djeba. The town was known as Tbot by the early
Egyptians, by the Greeks as Apollinopolis Magna and
by Atbo during Coptic times. It was the capital of the
second nome (Horus) of Upper Egypt.French and Polish
teams have excavated some of the ancient city, finding
Old Kingdom mastabas and Byzantine house. |
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