The top sightseeing and landmarks in Cairo
The top sightseeing and landmarks in Cairo
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The Great Sphinx stands watch over the Giza Pyramids, particularly the Pyramid of Khafra. The Sphinx depicts a lion-human hybrid face.
The oldest and largest monolithic sculpture is this one. In BC 2550, it was erected. On the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile sits a limestone statue known as the Sphinx. It is a representation of a mythical monster with a lion's body and a human head of a god.
The Old Kingdom Ancient Egyptians claimed that this divinity was responsible for the entire cycle of the Nile, and the statue is the most fearsome of all.
The building of the Sphinx of Giza, which was the largest complex on the world up until the 20th century, is a tribute to the engineering for the world. The Sphinx symbolize strength and wisdom.
Memphis and Saqqara
Memphis is a city on the western bank of the Nile, south of Cairo. Memphis served as the seat of government for eight successive dynasties in ancient Egypt. Menes was the first King of a united Egypt, and Ptah was the god.
The two enormous statues of Rameses II, among others, can be found at the Memphis site. Saqqara is one of Egypt's most densely populated archaeological sites. It served as Memphis's cemetery and was a less developed area.
The King Zoser Step Pyramid is the main structure on the site. In 2700 BC, it was erected. The Pyramid of King Titi, the Tombs of Mereruka and Kagimni, the Mastaba Tomb of Ti, and the Tomb of PtahHotep are other sites.
With our Egypt tour packages, you will take the chance to visit Al-Azhar Park.
Al-Azhar Park is one of the most beautiful public parks in Egypt that is located in Cairo City and it is even listed as one of the world’s sixty great public parks by the Public Spaces Project. It was created by the GCSP “The Historic Cities Support Program: of the AKTC “The Aga Khan Trust for Culture”. Although it was once a neglected expanse in Cairo, it has become a miraculous transformation and started to be a very famous tourist destination in Egypt. Al-Azhar Park includes more than two million trees and plants.
That is not all, through our Cairo excursions you can also have an unforgettable tour to the Great Mosque of Mohamed Ali, the Citadel of Salah El-Din, have a historical visit to the amazing Egyptian Museum, and then you head to the Pyramids in Giza.
The Red Sea is one of the most famous things that make Egypt and it a truly complete country that has all of what a tourist may need to spend a perfect vacation full of enjoyment and fun.
One of the biggest temple complexes in the world is the Karnak Temple. This magnificent Temple, which is 200 acres (1.5 km by 0.8 km) in size and has an incredibly rich architectural history, was built to honour the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu and served as a place of pilgrimage for almost 2,000 years.
This great Temple of Amon Ra was known during the Middle Kingdom period as Ipt-Swt, which means the Selected Spot. It was also called Pr-Imn, or the House of Amon. From the Arabic word Karnak, which means fortified village, came the name Al-Karnak.
This superb complex hosting a group of temples and it has been enlarged over a thirteen hundred years period. Enclosed are the three primary temples of Montu, Amun, and Mut.The three main temples of Mut, Montu and Amun are enclosed by enormous brick walls. The Open Air Museum is located to the north of the first courtyard, across from the Sacred Lake.
The Valley of the Kings is separated into two valleys: the East Valley, which contains the majority of the royal tombs, and the West Valley, which is known in Arabic as the Valley of the Gates or wadi El Pipan. The valley served as a royal burial site for pharaohs such Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses II as well as queens, high priests, and other eminent members of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties during Egypt's New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.).
The number has recently increased due to the discovery of the burial chamber in 2006 (often referred to as the "tomb of 63") and the discovery of additional entrances to the same room in 2008.
Memnon's Colossi The Colossi of Memnon are two enormous seated stone sculptures that portray King Amenhotep III. They are often referred to as the singing statues or "The Vocal Memnon," and it is thought that this is why they were so well-liked throughout the Roman era. This was most likely brought on by the stone's expansion as it warmed up throughout the day and cooled off at night.
The Luxor Museum is house to a collection of 26 exceptionally well preserved statues that were discovered buried close to the famed Luxor Temple. It is situated in the heart of Luxor and has a view of the west bank of the Nile River.
The museum's grounds are 55 metres long and 29 metres wide, and its facade was built to face the Nile. Additionally, this temple has two obelisks at the entrance, one of which is in Paris and the other is still in Luxor, both of which bear inscriptions listing King Ramses II's victories. The museum first opened to the public in 1975.
Was devoted to Ptah, Harmakis, and Amon Ra, the gods of ancient Egypt. Four statues that belonged to the Pharaoh make up the façade. Four enormous seated statues of Ramses are depicted on the massive facade of the Ramses II temple. The statues are each 67 feet high, and the facade is 119 feet broad and 100 feet high. The region was once on the southern edge of pharaonic Egypt, facing Nubia. Beautiful specimens of ancient Egyptian art can be found in the four enormous statues of Ramses that stand in front of the main temple. The largest surviving sculptures from the pharaonic era are the four figures that stand watch at the entrance of the greater of these temples. then set sail in the direction of Kasr Ibrim, Amada, and Bennut Tomb.
When it was constructed in the 1960s, the Aswan Dam—a famous high dam nearby Aswan—was a feat of engineering. Its material content is 18 times more than that of the Great Pyramid of Cheops. As of today, the dam, which is 11,811 feet long, 3215 feet thick at its base, and 364 feet tall, coupled with the older Aswan Dam, constructed by the British between 1898 and 1902, and located 6 kilometres downstream, supplies irrigation and energy for all of Egypt. From the top of the two-mile-long High Dam, you can see the enormous power plant to the north, the Kalabsha Temple in the south, and Lake Nassar, the enormous reservoir that was created when it was built.
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