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Xunantunich
Date Added: 19th Mar 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Belize
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Xunantunich submitted by Jansold on 19th Mar 2019. Xunantunich, a Maya site of the Late Classic period, possibly abandoned due to earthquake activity
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Aswan Broken Obelisk
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: Egypt
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Aswan Broken Obelisk submitted by andyb456 on 25th Feb 2005. The obelisk was to have been the largest madmade stone object in existence. The red granite quarries of Aswan were used for many statues and colossi and the 'footprints' of these can be seen all over this quarry. Stone tools left behind has given a valuable insight in to their methods. Sadly, it was abandoned when a crack appeared. Oops, hope they didn't waste too much time!
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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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Philae Temple of Isis
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Nubia)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Philae Temple of Isis submitted by Thorgrim on 30th Jan 2005. The Temple of Isis at Philae is on an island created by the damming of the Nile at Aswan and the creation of Lake Nasser. Here is the First Cataract and the mysterious land of Nubia and the Sudan.
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Philae Temple of Emhotep
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Nubia)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Philae Temple of Emhotep submitted by AlexHunger on 16th Jan 2005. Temple of Emhotep
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This small square chapel is located to the south-east of the main Philae temple between the colonnade and Trajan's Kiosk.
Emhotep was originaly the architect of Jozer who built the stepped pyramid at Saqquara. Later he was deified as he was seen as a favourite of Thoth. Eventually he became an Egyptian version of Aesclaepsius, the healing god.
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Philae Temple of Emhotep
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Nubia)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Philae Temple of Emhotep submitted by AlexHunger on 16th Jan 2005. Temple of Emhotep
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This small square chapel is located to the south-east of the main Philae temple between the colonnade and Trajan's Kiosk.
Emhotep was originaly the architect of Jozer who built the stepped pyramid at Saqquara. Later he was deified as he was seen as a favourite of Thoth. Eventually he became an Egyptian version of Aesclaepsius, the healing god.
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Philae Temple of Emhotep
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Nubia)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Philae Temple of Emhotep submitted by AlexHunger on 16th Jan 2005. Temple of Emhotep
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This small square chapel is located to the south-east of the main Philae temple between the colonnade and Trajan's Kiosk.
Emhotep was originaly the architect of Jozer who built the stepped pyramid at Saqquara. Later he was deified as he was seen as a favourite of Thoth. Eventually he became an Egyptian version of Aesclaepsius, the healing god.
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Philea Temple of Hathor
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Nubia)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Philae Temple of Hathor submitted by AlexHunger on 16th Jan 2005. Temple of Hathor at Philae.
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East-West orientation.
Built by Ptolemy VI and added to by Augustus. The locals call it the "Disco" on account of the musical and dancing scenes in the reliefs. There are also scenes of the dwarf god Bes, sacred to childbirth, whose cult is often associated with Hathor, a mother goddess as well as a love goddess.
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Kiosk of Trajan
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Nubia)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Philae Kiosk of Trajan submitted by AlexHunger on 16th Jan 2005. Kiosk of Trajan
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Elevation 122 Meters.
East-West orientation.
Egypt was the bread basket of Rome and Trajan was very eager to maintain good relations with the Egyptians when he built this charming enclosure in 105 CE. It was probably used as a resting place for visiting dignitaries. The reliefs show Trajan offering paying his respects to Isis, Osiris and Horus.
This structure was also saved from its watery resting place in the late 70s, well after all the other Nubi...
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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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