Colossi of Memnon dates back to the 18th Dynasty to the reign of King Amenhotep III. It is located in front of the funerary temple of Amenhotep III on the west bank of the Nile River in the city of Luxor. The height of the statue is 20 meters. They are made of sandstone cut…
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Habu Temple is one of the largest funerary temples in Egypt, with a length of 320 meters and a width of 200 meters. This temple was built for the great king Ramses III. It is located on the western bank of the Nile River in Luxor. The royal palace was connected to the 1st court…
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Deir El-Bahari Temple is considered one of the most special temples in Egypt due to its design and decoration. This temple was built for the great Queen Hatshepsut during the 18th dynasty as a funerary temple for her. It was built by the genius engineer Sen-mut. The design of this temple was taken from the…
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Luxor Temple is one of the most beautiful temples in Egypt. It was known in the New King Dom as Ipt-Rsyt. The temple was built in 1400 BC during the New Kingdom times. It is located on the eastern bank of the Nile River in Luxor city. King Amenhotep III ordered to build this temple,…
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Luxor city is located in Upper Egypt and has been described as the largest open museum in the world. Luxor is located 670 km south of Cairo. Luxor is considered one of the most important historical sites in Egypt because it contains third of the ancient Egyptian attractions, as Karnak Complex, Luxor Temple, Deir al-Bahari…
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Karnak Complex is considered one of the greatest temples at the east bank of Luxor city in Upper Egypt. This complex consists of many temples. Karnak word means in the Arabic word the fortified village. Karnak Complex dates back to about 2055 BC and was dedicated to the triad of Thebes (Amun, Mut, and Khonsu).…
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Memphis, the first capital of untied Egypt, dates back to 3100 BC. It was a center for worshiping of the Memphis triad (Ptah, his wife Sekhmet, and their son Nefertem). Now, Memphis is located in Mit Rahinah – Al Badrashin in Giza Governorate. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, the founder of Memphis was King…
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King Djoser complex is located at Saqqara, the main necropolis of ancient Memphis. Saqqara site is still one of the most unexplored archaeological sites, despite the amazing finds that have already been discovered. Among these attractions, there is the Complex of king Djoser. This complex dates back to the 3rd dynasty, the old kingdom. The…
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Giza Plateau is part of the necropolis of ancient Memphis. Giza Necropolis consists of 11 pyramids for kings and queens of the 4th dynasty, the most famous and largest of them is the pyramid of King Khufu (Cheops). The Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops); 2585-2560 B.C., is the largest of the three main pyramids in…
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It is located in Tahrir Square in Cairo. In 1902, it was built to house the antiquities of Ancient Egypt, as it is considered as the greatest collection of Ancient Egyptian history in the whole world. The Egyptian Museum saves over 120,000 artifacts. The museum’s exhibits span from the beginning of the prehistoric period of…
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