What famous buildings in Egypt
What famous buildings in Egypt
Egypt - an amazing country in its archaeological heritage, on its territory is a large number of unique historical buildings that are visited by millions of tourists from all over the world.
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The most famous buildings of Egypt - the Greatthe pyramids in Giza. They include three pyramids, located next to each other - Mikerin, Khafre and Cheops. They were built in the XXVI-XXIII centuries BC. There is still no exact answer to the question of how the ancient Egyptians managed to build such colossal structures with such precision. In addition to the Great Pyramids, on the territory of Egypt there are even more than 100 smaller pyramids, each of which is interesting in its own way.
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Great Sphinx - another amazing imaginationa building built in ancient Egypt. It is a huge statue of a creature with the body of a lion and a human head, reaching 72 meters in length and 20 meters in height. The Sphinx was created around the 25th century BC. During its existence, the Sphinx was buried several times in the sands, only in 1925 it was completely cleared.
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In the heart of Egypt near the city of Luxoramong the steep rocks preserved the temple of Hatshepsut. It was built in the 15th century BC. and is an excellent example of how the Egyptians were able to fit their structures into the natural landscape. The temple impresses with its monumentality and unity with the surrounding rocks.
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In the Luxor are located Karnak temples,visiting which you will get acquainted with numerous Egyptian constructions, statues, wall paintings. In the Karnak temples there are a lot of small sphinxes made of sandstone.
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In the south of Egypt are the temples of Abu Simbel. They were carved right in the rock. Entrances to them adorn the huge statues. Being inside the temple, you seem to be transported for four thousand years into the past.
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In 40 kilometers from Cairo there is Lomannayathe pyramid, it differs from other unusual form - its base is tilted at an angle of 54 degrees, and the top - 43 degrees. This gives it a very peculiar look. The broken pyramid rises from the sand for 100 meters.
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If you are tired of ancient buildings, you cango to Aswan, next to which in the 20th century a huge Aswan dam was erected, which saved the Egyptians from the annual catastrophic Nile floods. The Aswan dam looks no less monumental than the ancient buildings of Egypt.
