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Quote: It was not just the nobility who got in on the afterlife gig in ancient Egypt. The construction and decoration of their temples and grandiose funerary architecture depended upon a specialised class of masons… Read More
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Quote: You simply cannot take a trip to Egypt without beholding this wondrous sight. Your breath will leave your body as you first walk into the showroom. You'll first see a 5-foot-tall CRYSTAL pirate ship. There are… Read More
Quote: The Temple of Luxor, dedicated to Amon-Re, his consort Mut, and their son Khons, was a place for celebrations, similar to a town center since it was the capital of Egypt in during the 12th Dynasty (1991 BC – New… Read More
Quote: Standing tall in the shadow of the Citadel, on the bustling interchange of Midan Salah ad-Din, the Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan is one of the most spectacular edifices in the world. An absolutely enormous… Read More
Quote: Its great dome and towering minarets give the Citadel a romantic, oriental quality. The pencil shaped minarets, 80 meters high stand on bases only three meters wide.Because of its grandeur and location in the… Read More
Quote: Most of Ramses II’s temples of monuments have fallen into disarray. Abu Simbel, however, was rescued from submersion and repositioned on higher ground. It is magnificent! To round a corner and see the gigantic… Read More
Quote: In Egypt, there are laws against child labor, much like the US. Children can only work in family business, sell stuff on the streets, or work at learning a trade. Most Egyptian children learn go to school not… Read More
Quote: The ancient capital of Egypt, Memphis, is now mostly buried under the modern city of Cairo. Many minor excavations that are done for building new roads, buildings, etc., as well as simply plowing a field,… Read More
Quote: Al-Azhar, the oldest university in the world (a claim disputed by Dar al-Hikma in Baghdad and Kairouine in Fes), is one of the most beautiful mosques in all of Cairo. It is located on the north side of Islamic… Read More
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