Top 10 Things to do in Cairo
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1/Pyramids
of Giza
One of the Seven
Wonders of the World, the Pyramids of Giza served as the royal necropolis for
the Old Kingdom and was built on one of the rockiest plateaus on the banks of
the Nile in Northern Egypt. The pyramid structure represents the development of
tomb design and was created to last forever for an additional life.
Pyramids, tomb
complexes, workers' housing, the solar boat museum, and the large sphinx make
up the burial constructions of the three rulers of the fourth dynasty on the
Giza plateau.
2/ Sphinx
The Sphinx Is on of
the famous Legends all over the world, It was dedicated to King khafre at the
4th Dynasty, located at the entrance "the valley temple" to guard the
Pyramids of Giza and the mysterious monuments inside them.
The Sphinx is truly
a mysterious marvel from the days of ancient Egypt, Carved from the bedrock of
the Giza plateau, Standing 73.5 meters long, 1903 meters wide and 20.22 height,
its body of a lion with the head of a king or god, the sphinx is symbolize to
strength and wisdom.
3/the
Egyptian Museum
The Egyptian Museum
in Tahrir Square has an incredible collection of more than 120,000 artefacts
that illustrate the magnificent era of ancient Egypt. King Tutankhamun's
jewels, pottery, sarcophagi, pottery, mummies—this huge inheritance is
displayed in all its unmatched splendour in hundreds of beautiful full-color
photos taken using unique lighting techniques.
Auguste Mariette, a
French Egyptologist, built the Egyptian Museum in the 19th century to prevent
the looting of archaeological sites and to organise the exhibition of the
gathered items. These antiquities were initially kept at the Azbakian Garden in
Cairo, where they were later moved to a museum that was later moved to Ismail
Pasha's Giza palace extension. The current museum was constructed in 1900 by
the French architect Marcel Dourgnon in the neoclassical style.
4/City
of Memphis
The name Memphis was
first given by the Ancient Egyptians as Min-Nefer, and afterwards by the Greeks
as Memphis. It is now a neighborhood village called Mit Rahina.
Memphis was the
first capital city built following the union of Upper and Lower Egypt, and it
was established in the first dynasty (3100 B.C.) by King Narmar. During the
whole Old Kingdom, it remained the nation's capital.
Memphis was a centre
for the worship of Ptah, god of creation and artworks, The creator god Ptah,
his consort Sekhmet, and their son Nefertem, were the main focus of worship in
the city which formed Memphis triad.
5/ the
Step Pyramid of Saqqara
Saqqara Or Sakkara
is a desolate desert located west of the Nile 9 miles (14 km) south of Cairo,
saqqara complex containd pyramid of djoser, Pharaohs buildings, columns and
shrines, Mastaba of Mereruka, Pyramid texts of Unas, The purpose off saqqara
complex is to facilitate a successful afterlife for the king so that he could
be eternally reborn.
Step Pyramid or
(pyramid of djoser) consecrated to king djoser, built by architect Imhotep,
during third dynasty in Sakkara which was the cemetery for Memphis, Djoser's
complex is the first stone building in Egypt whose architect is known with the
name of Imhotep, The entrance to Sakkara has a large scale stone wall surrounds
the complex.
6/Alexandria
city
Alexandria, Egypt’s
second capital, is a true Mediterranean jewel that hovers between illusion and
reality, it’s the city developed from a mere anchorage to “The Pearl of the
Mediterranean” Alexandria has first come to existence when the young Macedonian
leader Alexander the Great choose it to become the capital of Graeco- Roman
Egypt in 332 B.C. It wasn’t only an ancient Egyptian center for learning, but
it was also a historical site
Alexandria is
situated on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, 179km (111 miles) north of Cairo,
From the 19th century Alexandria took a new role, as a focus for Egypt's
commercial and maritime expansion, it was home to a lighthouse ranking among
the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as well as a storied library.
7/Aswan
city
Superb Aswan is a
friendly town, Aswan is Egypt’s southernmost city, 680km (425 miles) south of
Cairo, 220Km (137 miles) to the south of Luxor. Aswan takes its name from the
ancient Egyptian word “Swan”, meaning “the market”. This is because it was
located on the main trade route between Egypt and the southern lands.
Dazzling Aswan is
the third most popular place to visit in Egypt, behind Cairo and Luxor, it has
a large population of Nubian people, mostly resettled from their homeland in
the area flooded by Lake Nasser. Aswan is the home of many granite quarries
from which most of the Obelisks seen in Luxor, were sourced used for so many
sculptures and obelisks.
8/ Luxor
City
Luxor City Located
in Upper Egypt, has been described as the world’s biggest open-air museum,
Luxor contains about a third of the most valuable monuments and antiquities in
the whole world, which makes it one of the most important tourist sites. Luxor
Monuments such as The Luxor Temple, Karnak Temple, Valley of the Kings, Valley
of the Queens, El Deir El-Bahri (the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut), the
worker's village at Deir El-Medina.
Luxor is located
about 670 km. (416 miles) to the south of Cairo, 220km (137 miles) to the north
of Aswan, and 280 kms (174 miles) to the west of Hurghada.
9/ Abu
Simbel Temple
Was devoted to Ptah,
Harmakis, and Amon Ra, the gods of ancient Egypt. Four statues that belonged to
the Pharaoh make up the façade. Four enormous seated statues of Ramses are
depicted on the massive facade of the Ramses II temple. The statues are each 67
feet high, and the facade is 119 feet broad and 100 feet high. The region was
once on the southern edge of pharaonic Egypt, facing Nubia. Beautiful specimens
of ancient Egyptian art can be found in the four enormous statues of Ramses
that stand in front of the main temple. The largest surviving sculptures from
the pharaonic era are the four figures that stand watch at the entrance of the
greater of these temples. then set sail in the direction of Kasr Ibrim, Amada,
and Bennut Tomb.
10/Sharm
El Sheikh city
Explore water
activities in this fantastical world, watch the beautiful, colourful fish and
coral reefs, relax on Sharm's beaches, take an amazing tour to St. Catherine
Monastery, which was constructed by emperor Justinian I, or experience the
beauty of Nuweiba with a ravishing tour to the magical Colored Canyon, discover
fantastical lands, and refresh your mind with a lovely Red Sea vacation.
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