Hatshepsut Temple Luxor Egypt | unusual architecture of the temple differs
Hatshepsut Temple, Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh in ancient Egypt who belonged to the 18th dynasty. She was the daughter of Thutmose I and his wife, Queen Ahmose. Hatshepsut was born around 1495 BC. Her name means “The one who leads the noble ladies”. Hatshepsut married her brother Thutmosis II, who died early. With a […]
Giza pyramids being among the wonders of the ancient Egypt
Giza pyramids, It’s not too much to say that everyone knows them. They are the topic of countless documentaries, appear in films and are one – if not the – symbol of Egypt. The Giza pyramids. They take the breath away, the mighty colossi, visible from afar, as if being from another world. Cheek our […]
Egyptian Museum in cairo treasure trove of ancient Egypt
Not far from the Tahrir Square is the Egyptian Museum; it is both a treasure trove of ancient Egypt and a journey through time to a former highly developed culture. Egypt was confronted with the large plunderings of its precious finds by local and foreign treasure hunters. In order to defend itself against this and […]
Abu Simbel lies further south of Aswan
Abu Simbel lies further south of Aswan. The place became famous for the great rock temples of Pharaoh Ramses II and his royal wife Nefertari. The name Abu Simbel comes from a Europeanization of the Arabic term Abu Sunbul, a derivative of the ancient place name Ipsambul. The Swiss Jean Louis Burckhardt discovered the temples […]
Hurghada, the lively holiday resort on the Red Sea
Hurghada, the lively holiday resort on the Red Sea, is actually known for its excellent diving opportunities and package holiday. Since the 1980s, Hurghada has been developed primarily by foreign investors to become one of the leading seaside resorts on the Red Sea. It currently has around 160,000 inhabitants, of whom a little less than […]
Cairo Those who haven‘t seen Cairo, haven‘t seen the world
Those who haven‘t seen Cairo, haven‘t seen the world. That’s how a lot of texts, travelogues and descriptions of the Egyptian capital begin. The quote comes from the famous stories of the Arabian Nights and tries to put the uniqueness of Cairo into words. The mega-metropolis is indeed incomparable. An estimated 25 million people live […]