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Khufu's Pyramid
Trip No.1 Entry No.1 Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Khufu's Pyramid submitted by davidmorgan on 6th Jan 2009. The King's Chamber. 1981.
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Giza Plateau
Trip No.1 Entry No.1 Date Added: 23rd May 2016
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2006
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Khafre's Pyramid
Trip No.1 Entry No.1 Date Added: 10th Apr 2011
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Oct 1981
Khafre's Pyramid submitted by Thorgrim on 13th Feb 2005. The most awesome experience is to enter the Pyramid of Khafre at Giza. Is it just a coincidence that Giza is located exactly 30 degrees and zero minutes from the equator? (Cairo is 30 degrees 1 minute North) Just think about it - some time before 2,500 BC, the Egyptians of the Old Kingdom placed the Sphinx and the great pyramids exactly one third of the way up from the equator and two thirds of the way down from the north pole. With all that space to go at - it must have been deliberate and pro...
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Great Sphinx
Trip No.1 Entry No.2 Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1981
Great Sphinx submitted by davidmorgan on 7th Jan 2009. The Dream Stele of Tuthmosis IV (1401-1390 BCE).
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Sakkara Pyramid
Trip No.1 Entry No.3 Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Sakkara Pyramid submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Mar 2006. The world's first large stone structure built under Pharao Djoser founder of the 3rd Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.
Under the Architect Imhotep, the original small mastaba was expanded in all directions to a height of 62 Meters, a length of 123 Meters and a width of 107 Meters. The stone blocks are much smaller than those of the later pyramids.
The pyramid had a casing eventually, though this is now lost.
There are numerous passages under the pyramids where a mummified leg bone of Djoser was ...
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Karnak Temple of Amun Ra
Trip No.1 Entry No.4 Date Added: 20th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Karnak Temple of Amun submitted by Thorgrim on 7th Feb 2005. The Temple of Karnak
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Karnak Sacred Lake
Trip No.1 Entry No.5 Date Added: 20th Sep 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Karnak Sacred Lake submitted by AlexHunger on 7th Jan 2006. Sacred lake at the Karnak Temple. 116 Meters by 77 Meters.
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Valley of the Kings
Trip No.1 Entry No.6 Date Added: 20th Sep 2010
Site Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Valley of the Kings submitted by Thorgrim on 29th Jan 2005. The descent to the Valley of the Kings at dawn - before the hoards of tourist coaches arrive! Tip - visit Egyptian sites at dawn, before anyone else is awake - then sleep through the oppresive midday heat!
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Temple of Hatshepsut
Trip No.1 Entry No.10 Date Added: 20th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Temple of Hatshepsut submitted by andyb456 on 22nd Feb 2005. Queen Hapshetsut's Temple. It's quite a site! Situated away from the Pharoah's tombs, the exterior is magnificent.
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Temple of Mentuhotep II
Trip No.1 Entry No.11 Date Added: 20th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Temple of Mentuhotep II submitted by AlexHunger on 4th Jan 2006. 11th Dynasty Mentuhotep II, also called Nebhepetra II, was the first Pharao of the Middle Kingdom between 2055 -2004 BCE. The remains of the temple stand South of the temple of Hapshesut on the West bank of Luxor. The temple was leveled during earthquakes.
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Medinet Habu Temple of Ramses III
Trip No.1 Entry No.12 Date Added: 20th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Palace
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Medinet Habu Temple of Ramses III submitted by AlexHunger on 4th Jan 2006. Pylon of the Temple of Ramses III on the west bank of the Nile. 20th Dynasty.
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Colossi of Memnon
Trip No.1 Entry No.13 Date Added: 20th Sep 2010
Site Type: Carving
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Colossi of Memnon submitted by AlexHunger on 4th Jan 2006. Large colosal statues of Amenhotep III (Father of Akhenaten). They were originaly carved out of one block but suffered greatly during the 27 BCE earthquake which leveled the Palace of Amenhotep II behind them and damaged many other antiquities in Egypt.
Memnon was a charachter in Homer's Illiad. The Romans though it was amusing to rename the colossi as one of them emited a sighing sound at sunrise on account of air excaping from a fissure, which reminded them of this myth.
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