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...
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...
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...
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...
Sehel Island | Ankh | The Island of Sehel is about 4km south of Aswan, in the Nile to the north of the old Aswan Dam. In ancient times travellers on their way to Nubia, or who had just returned from...
The Ramesseum is the memorial temple of the great warrior king Ramesses II. One of the largest and best-preserved of these temples, this “Mansion of Millions of Years” contains the fallen...
Temple of Ptah | Ankh | The few remaining ruins of the great city of Memphis are located mainly around the small village of Mit Rahina. Egypt’s administrative capital was located in this...
Tell El Amarna is the site of the short-lived city of Akhetaten (“Horizon of the Aten”), founded by the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten as his new capital. The city was central in the king’s vision to...
Abdeen Palace Museum | Ankh | Abdeen Palace Museum is a palace in central Cairo, Egypt. It was one of the palaces of the former Egyptian royal family, the descendants of Mohamed Ali. It was built by...
Ahmed Shawki Museum is in recognition of the great Poet-Laureate Ahmed Shawki, which houses a wide collection of more than 713 manuscripts and drafts, a collection of oil paintings, antique objects...