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Ménec alignements
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Ménec alignements submitted by thecaptain on 18th Oct 2004. Ménec alignements, north of Carnac, Brittany, France.
View of the Ménec alignements as they were in summer 1987, when you could walk amongst them before they were fenced off, and with an awful lot of erosion going on around them.
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Ephesus
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 1995. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Ephesus submitted by davidmorgan on 17th Sep 2007. The theatre viewed from the Arkadiane or Harbour Street.
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Althing
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Iceland
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2007. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Althing submitted by DrewParsons on 10th May 2010. The Law Rock or Lögrétta is a high rock on European side of the chasm and was the site from which laws were passed and trials conducted. April 2010.
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Knidos
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 1998. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Knidos submitted by davidmorgan on 16th Jun 2010. The Round Temple from the 2nd century CE, it originally had Corinthian columns. In the background are the two harbours of Knidos, the commercial one on the left and the military on the right.
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Twyfelfontein
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Namibia
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2007. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Twyfelfontein submitted by h_fenton on 23rd Dec 2007. Country: Namibia
rock engravings at Twyfelfontein, the central figure as well as being engraved has also been polished which is uncommon on this site
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Khufu's Pyramid
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Khufu's Pyramid submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Mar 2006. Largest of the pyramids with a height of 146 Meters, sides of 230 Meters and an angle of 51.5 degrees. It is the only surviving 7 wonders of the world.
There are 3 chambers and a grand Gallery angled passage.
4th Dynasty Pharao Khufu was the son of Sneferu who finally mastered the art and logistics of building pyramids.
There is only one small ivory statue of Khufu in existance, which is exhibited in the Cairo museum.
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Great Sphinx
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Great Sphinx submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Mar 2006. Egyptologists generally claim that the Sphinx has the face of Khafre, while others claim the rock formation is much older.
The Egyptian authorities are about to start a refurbishment of the neck, shoulder and breast area, hence the scaffolding.
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Giza Valley Temple
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Giza Valley Temple submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Mar 2006. 4th Dynasty Temple next to Great Sphinx and leading up to Khafra's Pyramid via a causeway.
The core of the temple is limestone, but the inner and outer blocks are Aswan granite. The hypostyle hall has 16 Collumns.
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Giza Plateau
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Giza Plateau submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Mar 2006. All 3 Giza Pyramids as well as Satelite pyramid.
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Khafre's Pyramid
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
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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Menkaure's Pyramid
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Menkaure's Pyramid submitted by Thorgrim on 13th Feb 2005. The romance and mystery of the Pyramids at Giza. Get there at dawn - this scene will be heaving with tourists and coaches within an hour or two. Go back to our main Khufu's Pyramid page for more on this location.
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Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Museum
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Cairo Museum of Egyptology submitted by AlexHunger on 31st Jan 2005. Cairo Museum of Egyptology
Many fine exhibits are displayed in the museum. The museum contains the items from Tutankhamons tomb, and the mumy of Ramses II amng many others. It has become a little cramped over the last 100 years and there is talk of transfering most exhibits to a new museum being built at this time and only keeping items relating to the 18th Dynasty, particularly Tutankhamon and Akenaten.
It is not permited to take photos inside.
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Karnak Temple of Amun Ra
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Karnak Temple of Amun Ra submitted by KaiHofmann on 4th Mar 2011. Karnak temple.
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Temple of Luxor
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Temple of Luxor submitted by Thorgrim on 10th Dec 2003. The obelisk and pylon of Rameses II at Luxor (ancient Thebes). Dating from about 1250 BC. The temple of Amun-Ra.
Now that really is a megalith!
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Luxor Museum
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Museum
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Luxor Museum submitted by AlexHunger on 4th Jan 2006. tasteful and modern museum in Luxor. It contains 2 18th Dynasty Mummies, artifacts from Tutankamun's tomb, numerous statues and fragments from Akenaten's destroyed temple.
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Luxor Museum
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Museum
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Luxor Museum submitted by AlexHunger on 4th Jan 2006. tasteful and modern museum in Luxor. It contains 2 18th Dynasty Mummies, artifacts from Tutankamun's tomb, numerous statues and fragments from Akenaten's destroyed temple.
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Colossi of Memnon
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Carving
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
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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Valley of the Kings
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
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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Tomb of Tutankhamun
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Tomb of Tutankhamun submitted by AlexHunger on 4th Jan 2006. Entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamum. It is not possible to take photos of the interior. All the artifacts are located in the Cairo Museum.
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Temple of Hatshepsut
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
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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