Alexandria National Museum | Ankh | Alexandria, the second largest metropolis in Egypt and the seat of the Hellenic Empire is famous for its share of Museums. The Museums has added charm to the quaint city. It has become an asset to Alexandria’s cultural and National Heritage. In the present scenario. Because the place – Alexandria – is unique, and because the value...
The Egyptian Agriculture Museum features a variety of displays about farming practices in Egypt from ancient times to the present day. The Cotton Museum presents exhibits and information about Egypt’s most famous product. Agriculture has played a major role in the Egyptian history and always affected the lives of Egyptians from the days of the pharaohs up to...
Valley of the Queens | Ankh | The Valley of the Queens lies southwest of the village and temples of Medinet Habu and roughly 500 meters west of Deir el-Medina, on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor. Hidden in a Y-shaped ravine in the western cliffs, the valley served as a necropolis for the tombs of royal family members and the elite, with about 90 numbered tombs...
Taha Hussein Museum | Ankh | Taha Hussein is one of the most important names of Modern Arabic Literature. He’s also a leading social and political reform who struggled for the provision of education to the poor and emancipation for women. Dr. Taha Hussein (1889-1973) is the doyen of Arabic literature and one of the most celebrated figures of Egyptian contemporary...
Tombs of the Nobles | Ankh | Cut into the high cliffs across the river from the modern city of Aswan lies Aswan Tombs of the Nobles and Qubbet el-Hawa, the site of the elite pharaonic cemetery associated with the ancient town. The earliest tombs here belong to high officials of the Old Kingdom. Although the interiors are sparsely decorated, “autobiographies” carved...
Luxor Temple Founded perhaps as early as the reign of Ahmose, but begun certainly by the time of Hatshepsut, Luxor Temple was constructed primarily during the reigns of Amenhotep III and Ramesses II (all during the New Kingdom, ca. 1500-1200 BC). Other kings, including Tutankhamun, Horemheb, and Alexander the Great, also added decoration or minor structures to this...
A major restoration project of the site of Pompeys Pillar in Alexandria was recently completed by the Supreme Council of Antiquities. It is now an impressive open museum and one of the finest archaeological examples of the Greco-Roman Period in Egyptian history. Pompeys Pillar itself stands at the top of a hill in the oldest part of the city of Alexandria. Once the...
Gayer Anderson Museum | Ankh | The House of the Cretan Woman, Bayt al-Kritliyya is an example of upper class medieval Cairene tastes. The house is located in the southeast corner of the Ibn Tulun Mosque in Sayeda Zainab and is now part of the Gayer Anderson House complex. The Gayer-Anderson House is actually made up of two 17th century houses stuck together. Gayer...
Philae Temple | Ankh | The original site of Philae lies underneath the waters of Lake Nasser; however, with the help of UNESCO, the entire temple was relocated to a new island, Agilkia, just south of Aswan. The earliest monuments on the island date are from the reign of Nectanebo I, while the largest structure on the island is the Temple of Isis, whose earliest...