More than 3,000 years ago, between the first and second cataracts on the West Bank and the Nile, the Egyptian Pharaoh commanded a colossal temple, and a smaller one along with it, to be carved out of ...

For the absolute best views of California’s most unhinged shopping mall building, folks tend to stand on the dirty asphalt behind a Hobby Lobby near Los Angeles — the closer to the dumpsters, the ...

The Pyramids of Egypt have been greeting the rising sun for ever 5000 years and the Horemakhet (Great Sphinx), for over 8000 ...

Some of the greatest monuments on any tour of Egypt bear his stamp: Abu Simbel, Karnak and Luxor Temples, the Ramesseum, and many others. He also commissioned the largest monolithic statue ever ...

Egypt is a country of timeless wonders, with majestic monuments and unsolved mysteries left by bygone civilizations. From the spectacular Pyramids of Giza to the elaborate tombs in the Valley of the ...

Its preservation is a result of Spain's assistance in protecting the ancient sites of Abu Simbel from flooding caused by the construction of the Aswan Dam in Egypt. The temple's decorative motifs ...

This outstanding archaeological area contains such magnificent monuments as the Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae, which were saved from the rising waters of the ...

Egyptian tour operators that offer excursions to the Karnak Temple Complex include Memphis ... 4-Days Nile Cruise From Aswan To Luxor including Abu Simbel and Hot Air Balloon (2814 reviews ...

The tour will provide a fun and ... south-west of Aswan to the historic site of Abu Simbel. Here, in the 13th century BC, these two massive temples were carved out of the rock face, overlooking ...

The sun aligned on the statue of Ramses II in Aswan's Abu Simbel Temple on Saturday morning in a rare astronomical phenomenon that occurs biannually -- on 22 October and 22 February. In statements to ...