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Bent Pyramid
Bent Pyramid, Giza, Egypt
2551
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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 ...
Saint Catherine's Monastery
Mount Sinai, Saint Catherine, Sinai Peninsula
2178
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St. Catherine's Monastery is one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world. It was built during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in the 6th century Greek Christians. Every day here from all over the world make the pilgrimage to Orthodox Christians. After all, in the territory of ...
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
P.O. Box 138 - Chatby, Alexandria 21526
2160
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Library of Alexandria - the most famous library of the ancient world, which was established in the III century BC. It included the greatest collection of manuscripts and books. Over 600 years remained a major educational center as well as a holy place, which is not inferior in importance temples. ...
Aswan Dam
Al Sad Al Aali - Aswan
2815
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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 ...
Abu Simbel temples
Nubia, Governorate of Aswan
4651
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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 ...
Lake Nasser
Abu Simbel
2753
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Nasser - the reservoir is situated mostly in Egypt and partly in the territory of Sudan. Nasser also called the lake, which was formed by the construction of the Aswan High Dam in 1960 on the River Nile.
The name of Lake Nasser is named after the Egyptian president, who supervised the ...
Mount Sinai
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt
2313
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Mount Sinai, or as it is called the "Mountain of Moses" that's has long been a place of pilgrimage for Christians from around the world. According to the biblical record is on this mountain prophet Moses received from God the sacred tablets of the Ten Commandments.
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Luxor Temple
Mabad al Oxor, Luxor
4242
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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.
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Al-Azhar Mosque
El Azhar St. Cairo
2476
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Mosque of al-Azhar University in Cairo, is one of the most important temples in Egypt and a symbol of the Muslim faith. The mosque was built in the late 10th century and is named after the daughter of the Muslim prophet Fatima Zuhra. The mosque is also the seminary, which was once based in the ...
Coptic Museum
Metro Station Mar Girgis, 3 Sharia Mar Girgis, Old Cairo
2171
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The capital of Egypt is Coptic Museum, which is a rich collection of Egyptian Christian artifacts. The museum focuses on the history, religion and culture of the Copts - a direct descendant of the Egyptians, who professed the Christian faith in Egypt. To date, the Copts make up about 10% of the ...