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Great Sphinx of Giza
Giza Necropolis, Cairo, Egypt
Great Sphinx of Giza is the world's oldest monumental sculpture that has survived to the present day. The exact time of its construction remains a mystery to archaeologists.
Sphinx statue, shown with a lion's body and a human head, facing the rising sun and is the guardian of the rest ...
Great Pyramid of Giza
Giza, the northern edge of the Giza plateau
Pyramid of Cheops - the largest of the three pyramids of Egypt in Giza. She is considered one of the seven wonders of the world, which has survived to the present day. Pyramid of Cheops - a masterpiece of engineering and architecture. It is assumed that its construction took 20 years.
Great ...
Luxor Temple
Mabad al Oxor, Luxor
Luxor temple is the ruins of the great temple, built in honor of the Egyptian god Amun-Ra. The temple was built in the 16th century BC. e. and to the 11th century BC many times being completed. Today Luxor temple is a fine example of Egyptian architecture of the period.
Luxor Temple ...
The Karnak Temple Complex
Luxor
Karnak - is an Egyptian village that is located on the site of the ancient capital of the powerful kingdom of Egypt - Thebes. On its territory has preserved buildings, which are the most extensive complex of ancient buildings in the world. The temple complex of Karnak is the sanctuary of the ...
Abu Simbel temples
Nubia, Governorate of Aswan
In the small town of Abu Simbel is the most famous monument of ancient Egyptian culture - the cave temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II. Huge statues of the pharaoh 20-meter-high steel vivid symbols of Egypt today.
In the rock are two churches - large and small. Originally the temple was ...
Red Pyramid
Dahshur, Cairo
Pink Pyramid - one of the largest of the pyramids of Egypt located near Cairo in Dahshurskogo necropolis. It got its name in honor of the color of faces in which they are painted in the sunset. It seems that the pyramid changes color to red.
Because the Bent Pyramid was unsuccessful ...
Bent Pyramid
Al Marazeek-Dahshur, Dahshur, Cairo
Bent Pyramid, or as it is called - "cut off" and "diamond-shaped", has received a response from an atypical form of the structure and the wrong angle faces. Perhaps it was a failed attempt at building or searching for the ideal shape. In addition, the Bent Pyramid - the only ...
Pyramid of Djoser
Saqqara, next to Memphis
The Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, and is an example of a step pyramid, which was built of stone. It is the most ancient Egyptian structure created by scientist Imhotep for Pharaoh Djoser in 2650 to NE
Since this pyramid was one of the first in ancient Egypt, it became the model for ...
Valley of the Kings
Luxor, Egypt
Valley of the Kings - this necropolis where tombs were built for the burial of the pharaohs and noble citizens of ancient Egypt. This "city of the dead" was created over 500 years old, dating from the 16th century BC and ending with the 11th century BC. Until today, conducted excavations ...
Aswan Dam
Al Sad Al Aali - Aswan
Aswan hydro is both an architectural creation and complex system of hydraulic engineering structures of Egypt. Aswan or Aswan hydroelectric dam was built in 1960 on the Nile River near its first threshold.
The Aswan Dam was called "pyramid of the 20th century." On the ...
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