ANCIENT SITES OF EGYPT

Archaeological evidence indicates that a distinct culture was developing in the Nile valley from before 5000 BC. What is now called the Pharaonic Period is dated from around 3100 BC, when Egypt became a unified state, until its survival as an independent state ceased in 332 BC, with its conquest by Alexander the Great. It was subsequently ruled by the Greek Ptolemaic Kings.

ANCIENT SITES: Colossi of Memnon, Giza Pyramids, Great Sphinx of Giza, Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple,

ANCIENT SITES OF EGYPT

Colossi of Memnon, Attractions of Ancient Egypt

Colossi of Memnon
Luxor - The Colossi of Memnon (known to locals as el-Colossat, or es-Salamat) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For the past 3400 years they have stood in the Theban necropolis, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor. The twin statues depict Amenhotep III (14th century BC) in a seated position ...

Pyramids of Giza, Attractions of Cairo, Egypt

Giza Pyramids
Cairo - One of the premier attractions of Egypt, if not the world, the Pyramids of Giza represent the archetypal pyramid structures of ancient Egyptian civilisation and - together with the Sphinx at the base of the Giza plateau - are the iconic image of Egypt. The Giza Necropolis stands on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo ...

Great Sphinx of Giza, Attractions of Cairo, Egypt

Great Sphinx of Giza
Cairo - The Great Sphinx of Giza is a large half-human, half-lion Sphinx statue in Egypt, on the Giza Plateau at the west bank of the Nile River, near modern-day Cairo . It is one of the largest single-stone statues on Earth, and is commonly believed to have been built by ancient Egyptians in the 3rd millennium BC ...

Karnak Temple, Attractions of Ancient Egypt

Karnak Temple
Luxor - Karnak Temple is the leading attraction in el-Karnak. The very term Karnak is nearly universally understood as the temple complex and not the village. Karnak Temple is a vast open-air museum and the largest ancient religious site in the world, and is probably the second most visited ancient site in Egypt ...

Luxor Temple, Attractions of Ancient Egypt

Luxor Temple
Luxor - Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the River Nile in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes). Known in the Egyptian language as the southern harem, the temple was dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut, and Chons ...