Deir El Bahari Temple in egypt

Deir El Bahari Temple

Is a collection of Pharaonic temples and tombs in the West Bank of the Nile opposite Luxor, Egypt

Constructed monastery Queen Hatshepsut to lead the rituals that were useful in the other world the name Bahari is a modern Arabic name was on this region in the seventh century AD After that use the Copts this temple Dera them. The temple consists of three runways mounting divided by a causeway

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Menkaure pyramid in Egypt

Menkaure pyramid in Egypt

Menkaure pyramid or the pyramid of King Menkaure is one of the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Built by the son of King Khafre. Length of each side of ribs 108.5 meters and a height of 65.5 meters, and now 62 meters. The inclination angle 51 ° 20'25 ". , Entrance on the north side. Rises 4 meters above ground level. And leads to a corridor 31 meters long bearish. And the angle of his decline is simple. Built of limestone, granite and ceiling. At the end of a corridor lined with stone, lead to a horizontal corridor where 3 barricades after the burial chamber. Found on a wooden coffin his name and has a mummy reserved at the British Museum. Launched Menkaure pyramid Holy Name

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Pyramid of Khafre in Egypt

Pyramid of Khafre

The Pyramid of Khafre is one of the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Built by King Khafre, the fourth king of the Fourth Dynasty king's son Khufu.
Built the second pyramid of Giza Pyramids, which is lower than his father's pyramid (Khufu). Where a height of 143 meters and now 136 meters.

Built over an area of 215 square meters and has two entrances on the north side. Still retains a portion of the peak of State at the top. Found within his pyramid of schist stone statues in the private valley temple g including a statue of the most beautiful produced Egyptian sculpture, it is located in the museum Egyptian, and is credited with carving rock sphinx.

Located Pyramid of Khafre southwest father Khufu pyramid. And has a height of 143.5 meters and the length of each side 215.5 meters, and inclination angle 53.10. Located at the ground level, and the entrance leads to a corridor bearish, roof of granite and decline angle 22. And ends at the barricade leading to the corridor horizontal, then Ramp leading to compartment called error burial chamber is empty carved in the rock, and leads the vestibule to barricade last rise to the top corridor horizontal ends chamber burial, and this room ceiling Jmalone constructed limestone, and are almost mid-pyramid, Chephren pyramid launched a great name

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Pyramid of Khufu the Great Pyramid

Pyramid of Khufu the Great Pyramid

Great Pyramid or the Pyramid of Cheops is more the effects of the controversial world and imagination, and the only one of the Seven Wonders of the rest to nowThe construction of the pyramid of King Cheops a major cultural shift in the history of ancient Egypt

Hierarchical group elements

 Pyramid - perimeter fence - mortuary temple - Pyramids side - sun boats - Workshop - ramp - Valley Temple - hierarchical City - the palace - the port - Endowments - the mouth of the lake - group of workers

Workshop

 Located next to the pyramid, and it was the Egyptians name and played anywhere cleansing, and divided into parts, part of the embalming King, and part of the preparation of offerings, and the largest parts was intended for the manufacture of statues, pottery and tools that had borne the priests daily inside the mortuary temple and the valley temple to perform religious rituals


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 Astkerk building ramp about 10 years and was decorated views different to the king is defeated enemies and making offerings and gifts and Maguire that's where the length of the road rising to 700 meters from the entrance to the temple and the road veers angle 32 and lasts until just 125 meters to reach the entrance to the valley temple.

Geometric structure of the pyramid of Khufu

Square base of the Great Pyramid and the difference between the long and short sides relatively about 19 centimeters while the length of each side of the side of the box originally 230 meters, and this huge box flat and vertical height of 146.7 meters, was built from 2.3 million stone weighing an average of 2, 5 metric tons, including one stone weighs 15 metric tons. And built by 25 thousand workers not including Abdul one, and the choice of engineers for its location above the rock remains forever.

 The Great Pyramid of interior corridors lead to many of the most important rooms burial chamber of King Khufu, and in these closets priests left his collection which will use it after life, although Gorges Dam after the burial but the robbers looted graves valuable cemetery Mahtobat.

 The entrance to the pyramid height of her time on the ground level 17 meters, with the corridor leading from it leads to a cemetery burial at a depth of 18 meters, and this was the descending passage intersects with an upward path.

 Currently closed with stones of granite, and this corridor length 39 meters and lead to a room was believed to be the queen, but said it includes a statue of the king represents his soul (Ka), and this corridor upper passes through portico huge length 47 m and a height of 8.5 meters and this was they inform large stone bridge lanes after the burial of the king, and in the west wall saluting join the large lobby corridor upper slot tunnel leads down to reach the rock under the base of the pyramid where the King's Chamber and ventilation for workers who sculpt in the property room.

 In the end, the upper of the portico big no corridor heading to the South within the king's chamber, where chamber square simple lined granite red and has remnants of a coffin Cheops granite which was buried by near the western wall of the pyramid, and near the center of walls the northern and southern no slots-meter to pass up inside the pyramid and open to outside and did not know their purpose, and such openings exist the Queen and reach room aisles length of 65 meters, but blocked

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Fortress of Babylon

Fortress of Babylon

Fortress of Babylon is now located in Coptic Cairo and was Emperor Trajan had ordered built in the second century AD during the reign of the Roman occupation of Egypt and the restored and expanded and strengthened, the Roman Emperor Arcadius in the fourth century

I use the built stones taken from the Pharaonic temples and completed brick measured 30/20/15 cm has built up one of the towers the tribal part of it Hanging Church - also built up the tower at the entrance to the museum tribal Mar Girgis Church Romanian Orthodox Melkite The rest of the fort and the rest of the wall in some parts of the eastern and tribal and Western churches built - outstanding - and Abu sirga - and St George - and the Virgin short basil - Monastery of the Sisters of St George - and six Barbara - and the Temple of the Jews

In 641 Fortress of Babylon fell in the hands of Amr ibn al-Aas after a siege that lasted nearly seven months

Papyrus

Papyrus

Papyrus is an old type of paper made ​​from the papyrus plant, a plant long stretch his legs to the top and is shaped like a triangle papyrus plant rises from five to nine meters

The first use of papyrus was in ancient Egypt, and later in antiquity to Palestine, Sicily, and the paper used in Mediterranean areas, and some parts of Europe and South-West Asia

The papyrus was made from the plant stalk that exist under water and after that the leg was still divided into longitudinal strips extending to almost meter or three feet and then placed the slide on top of the other vertically. The slides were then flooded with Nile water and then dried in the sun and then hones and the parties settled the paper resulting Finally, so as not to exceed the page length of 25 cm - 30 cm or 10 to 12 inches.

And in the case of a long text was attached several pages of this kind so shaped bar length ranges from 6 to 10 meters or 20 to 33 feet. Tape of this kind wrapped around promises of wood or ivory.

Was produced at that time in Alexandria, Alexandria was, of course, is the port from which the ships come from Mediterranean countries to provide to this article. In fact, I've had the prosperity of Alexandria through trade with papyrus paper

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Cairo Tower

Cairo Tower

Tower is located in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, was built between 1956 and 1961 of reinforced concrete on the Egyptian lotus flower design, designed by Noam Shabib, is located in the heart of Cairo on the Nile River island of Zamalek.
Up to 187 meters high, the highest of the Great Pyramid of Giza about 43 meters. There atop the Cairo Tower tourist restaurant on a rotating platform revolves manned the restaurant to see Cairo landmarks from all sides.
The highlight of Cairo, which is located in the island Cairo Tower is an architectural masterpiece built by Egyptians in the form of a lotus flower Pharaonic originally a symbol of civilization, which is the focus of attention of world tourists. And consists of 16 floors and stands on a base of granite stones Aswani already used the ancient Egyptians to build their temples and tombs In these days note the increasing number of tourists who go to visit the tower and climb to the roof, which overlooks the Cairo whole and especially Arab tourists who are increasingly Tuadhm to Egypt in this days and the journey takes inside elevator tower to reach the end 45 seconds to see when you stand on the summit panorama full of compelling, pyramids, television building, the Sphinx, the Nile, the Citadel of Saladin, Azhar feel as you look in the magnifying glass you are visiting Egypt as a whole in a single moment, not This is only but can be for the family to deal with Gdaha in a restaurant tower in 14 floor and the height of 160 m restaurant is circular and which revolves around the fulcrum to see Cairo with your family in the restaurant, which the 19-table that can hold five people, also there on the floor of the 15 cafeteria Overhead can deal with juices and drinks and enjoy seeing Cairo from the top

About Cairo Tower

Cairo Tower was built in the era of President Gamal Abdel Nasser and cost built 6 million Egyptian pounds at the time the United States has given to Egypt in order to influence its position in favor of the case against the French occupation of Algeria. And this says military historian Jamal Hammad when he was building the tower had names Valomercan named it «thorn Abdel Nasser», The Egyptians have named it «stop Roosevelt» - and was considered the Cairo Tower largest and tallest building when construction in history - but the six million did not fool the eyes of President Nasser to change his attitude towards the Arab issues and refused even to devote to spend on infrastructure in Egypt Despite the need for the country at the time of this amount but wanted Abdel Nasser to build a building remains note prominent with time knows Egyptians dignity and even if they were in the most need

 

Was renovated Cairo Tower in the work lasted about two years from 2006 to 2008 and was renovated by the Arab Contractors Company of Egypt and commissioned the process of restoration and repair about 15 million pounds and include treatment and restoration concrete tower and add the number 3 innings metal structures beneath the tower restaurant hull tower and the role of Last High entrance directly and Create emergency ladder and elevator for visitors and develop the entrance to the tower, as well as finishing and facades of the tower and add new exterior lighting

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