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Pyramids and terraces
The Egyptian pharaohs era 3,000 years ago BC their nobles were buried under the so-called terraces, which are clay rectangular buildings and flat roofed, and these rooms or buildings contain what is believed to be a person after the death in the other life, and the pharaoh assigned Djoser his prime minister, Imhotep By building the first pyramids in the year 2620 BC, this idea came from Djoser’s desire to provide a royal cemetery different from the previous tombs of burial. It is considered the Great Pyramid, or the pyramid of Khufu in Giza The Seven Wonders of the World, which was built in 2550 BC.
Sphinx
This statue is located near the Great Pyramid in Giza, and it is a huge statue made of limestone, and its length reaches 73 meters, and its height is 20 meters, and the Sphinx is embodied in the form of a human head, the body of a lion, and on the other hand, the Sphinx has importance Spiritual among the ancient Egyptians, as it embodies an important legend of Egyptian fictional myths, and it is mentioned that the Sphinx resembles the pyramid of Khufu, and therefore it is believed that the son of Pharaoh Khufu built the Sphinx to commemorate the death of his father.
Abu Simbel Temple
The Temple of Abu Simbel is located at the end of the Nile River in the south of Egypt. It consists of a group of temples, and its front entrance is characterized by its reliefs and decorations. The temples at the entrance include two statues of Queen Nefertari, and four statues of King Ramses. As for the name of the temple by this name, it was narrated that a person was It is called Abu Simbel, the Swiss explorer Burckhart has indicated the location of the temple, which made the temple be named after him, and the construction of Abu Simbel is considered a symbol of power in ancient Egypt.
Karnak Temple
The name Karnak has been called on this temple since the seventeenth century by explorers of Europe, but in the seventh century AD, during the Arab rule of Egypt the name was called Karnak, which is derived from another word in the sense of the fortified village, and the name came in relation to the overcrowding of Imran in The region, and it is worth noting that the Temple of Karnak is the same as the Temple of Amun in the past, and Amun is a god worshiped by the ancient Egyptians, and they honored him by establishing the temple that was considered one of the greatest religious places and the largest in the world.
Hatshepsut Temple
The Temple of Hatshepsut is located in the Thebes region in Karnak, and it contains a large statue of Amenhotep I, and this temple dates back to the fifteenth century BC, and it is made of limestone, while Hatshepsut is the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth family during the period of the modern kingdom, although the traditions She did not allow the woman to be a pharaoh, except that she was the first ruling woman in Egypt, and Hatshepsut is considered one of the most successful kings in the history of the Egyptians, and her name was removed from her temples and relics after her death, and it is most likely that Tuthmosis the third was the one who did this act.
The tomb of King Tutankhamun
The tomb of King Tutankhamun is considered the smallest tomb of the Pharaohs, and this is due, according to the account of the Egyptian scientist Nicholas Reeves, that the tomb was intended for the mother of Queen Tutti Nefertiti, where the royal tombs differed from the kings at the time, they were designed to the right of the entrance, but it is believed that the death of the young king Surprisingly, he was buried in Nefertiti cemetery, although there is no clear evidence for this.
