The construction of the mortuary temple of Ramses II as part of his tomb complex took about 20 years. The magnificent temple is located on the west bank of Luxor and in its time the Ramesseum was comparable in magnificence to Abu Simbel and Medinet Habu. Ironically, the Nile floods destroyed the temple, which depicts […]
Built by Pharaoh Snefru, father of Cheops, the pyramid of Maidum appears to stand alone on the edge of the desert, near several smaller mastabas. The eight-layered structure is considered the first attempt at a true pyramid and is the first Egyptian pyramid to have an above-ground burial chamber with beautiful and innovative arched walls. […]
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The Mummification-Museum in Luxor
located north of the Luxor Temple overlooking the Nile, opened in 1997 and is considered one of the most unique museums in Egypt. It explains the ancient Egyptian art of mummification through the tools and materials used in the mummification process, the canopic jars used to store internal organs, and the deities of the cemeteries […]
The mortuary temple of Ramses III features well-preserved ancient Egyptian art and architecture. Walk through the remains of the workers’ mud-brick houses at the rear of the site and then to the magnificent temples. Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III supervised the construction of the original Temple of Amun, which was later walled into the complex by […]
The temple of Kom Ombo is dedicated to Sobek and Horus the Elder and has two identical entrances, hypostyle halls and sanctuaries. The symmetry of the temple complex is a tribute to the mythical connection between the two gods. The temple was built on a rocky outcrop at a bend in the Nile River, where […]
