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In addition Abu Simbel has a second, smaller, temple that may have been built for queen Nefertari. Its front includes two statues of the queen and four of the pharaoh, each about 33 feet (10 meters) in height. Each is set between buttresses carved with hieroglyphs. While the site was built by an Egyptian ruler, and is located within modern-day Egypt, in ancient times the place it was located in was considered part of Nubia, a territory that was at times independent of ancient Egypt. “The…

Chancellor is a company that specialises in Scaffolding in London and provides top Scaffolding for both industrial and residential properties. Scaffolding hire in London refers to providing a temporary structure on the outside of a building, which is made of wooden planks and metal poles. Scaffolding is used by workmen during construction, maintenance, or cleaning the building. Scaffolding hire in London offers the best quality scaffolding equipment that will cover all your needs. A practice as…

The purpose of this paper is the share the history and architecture of the Shah Mosque. The Shah Mosque is located in Isfahan, Iran due to the Shah Abbas moved the capital to the central city of Isfahan, this was the greatest decision in Persian history because they completely accent city and it has better farming and was safer still to this day. The mosque took 18 years to create and was finished in 1629 by Ustad Ali Akbar Isfahani, Ustad Fereydun Naini and Ustad Shoja Isfahani. The style of…

The head of a pharaoh is a portrait made of stone and copper during the 5th and 6th dynasty (old kingdom). The portrait originated in Egypt (2675-2139 B.C.E). The head of the pharaoh, according to Freer and Sackler Gallery (current location), is believed to have been part of a full body statue because of the missing piece of the neck. The tall crown with the round top indicates that the pharaoh ruled over southern Egypt. There are a couple of unattractive things that I do not like. I know it is…

The Step Pyramid The step pyramid was a very important building to the Egyptians. It inspired the construction of every other pyramid ever made. Imagine Egypt without the pyramids it just wouldn’t be Egypt. But there is some interesting info on how the step pyramid was made. First off, why was the step pyramid built? The step pyramid was built for the Pharaoh Djoser. During the 28th century, when he ruled Djoser made himself his own tomb. He had made it so when once he died he could live…

The history of bowling goes way back to the 3200BC in egypt. In the 1930’s Sir Flinders Petrie found a colection of objects that represented bowlig in a egyptions childs grave. There are documents that show a form of bowling in England in 1366, when King Edward III banned it inorder to make the troops focused on archery practice. It also seems that bowling during King Henry VIII time at throne was much alive. At this time there were still many variations of “pin games”, such as lawn bowling…

Horus Narmer is usually considered the first king of the 1st Dynasty, perhaps even the first to have ruled over the whole of Egypt, or as the last king of the Predynastic Period. He is one of the first Egyptian kings to have left some historical records. Very little is known about the king we call Horus Narmer. Even the reading and meaning of his name are not certain. What we do know is that his name has been found throughout Egypt, which is sometimes interpreted that Narmer was the first king…

Castillo de San Marcos, is one of the first successful forts entirely made of stone. For tourists, everywhere you look you could see something that exist in the 16 hundreds. The fort has endured many wars and conflicts,but still stands tall in Augustine Texas . Castillo de San Marcos would be a very interesting memorial to visit. The fort is an oddly shaped memorial. It’s shape is a square with an empty center, and diamond shaped peers on each corner to look out on.The fort is…

At the end of the center of the eastern section of the Mall in Washington D.C. stands the Washington Monument. The monument rises just over 555' tall and was finished in 1884. The shape of the Washington Monument is that of an Egyptian obelisk which stands as an anchor for the Capital of the Nation. What is unique about this structure is not only its enormous size (it is the tallest obelisk in the world) but its change of material color of the monument from the bottom third of the structure.…

What secrets does “Opening of the Mouth Ceremony” hold? British archaeologists Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in November 1922, which located in the Egypt of the king’s valley. The tomb was filed with beautiful artifacts their beauty and a testament the skill of Egyptian craftsmen. Also, revealed the lifestyles and exposed religions and belief of Egyptian. Each wall of the tomb has it own story with specific theme. In the north wall of Tutankhamun’s burial chamber “Opening of…