Abu Simbel, Great Temple of Ramesses II, Temple of Nefertari
The Great Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, carved out of a rocky cliff in the 13th century BC at Abu Simbel, and the adjacent Small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari […]
Tag: Ancient Egypt
Temple of Kom Ombo and crocodile Sobek – sailing on the Nile
As Herodotus once rightly put it, when he called Egypt the gift of the Nile, to this day Egypt is the Nile and there would be no Egypt without the […]
Saqqara – Step Pyramid of Djoser, 1st and the oldest pyramid
The history of ancient Egypt and its amazing monuments still fascinate many travelers, although it must be admitted that this is not an expedition resembling the endeavors of the 19th […]