Great Pyramid of Giza

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…

that he would soon die from health issues. He could not bear to tell young Tutankhamun at this time when he was enjoying the view. “Ah my young prince Yes. It will be all yours. But you must remember that when the time comes, you will be called the Great Pharaoh. You must uphold the responsibilities of your entire kingdom. Tutankhamun still stared at the flowing Nile river, not understanding anything his father was telling him. “Just promise me that you will be a good Pharaoh. Continue my work…

Egyptian antiquities, a common habit among European diplomats in Egypt at that time. Vipava was Lavrin's hometown and he brought the sarcophagi there to be set up in his family burial vault. The sarcophagi were discovered at the foot of the Chephren pyramid in Giza, in the tombs of courtiers from the end of the 4th (2575-2465 BC) and the beginning of the 5th (2465﷓2323 BC) Dynasty. They pertain to the class of granite sarcophagi and bear stylised representations of…

or cleaning the building. Scaffolding hire in London offers the best quality scaffolding equipment that will cover all your needs. A practice as old as the pyramids; The Greek historian Herodotus wrote of scaffold, “At first, it (the pyramid) was built with steps, like a staircase….The stones intended for use in constructing the pyramids were lifted by means of a short wooden scaffold”, Top…

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…

Three rock-cut tombs each more than 2,000 years old were recently discovered 125 miles south of Cairo, Egypt in the Nile Valley province of Minya. They are located in an area call El-Kamin El-Sahrawi which is near the city of Samalut. This discovery was announced by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities. The three tombs contain several coffins or sarcophagi which are in different sizes. They found clay fragments as well. From analysis of the clay fragments it has been concluded that the…

I chose two online articles, one in The Christian Times, and the second in Haaretz. I felt like I needed to delve a little more, since both articles are short with information, yet, relatively similar. Initially, the title caught my attention. But, as I continued researching, the antiquity of the architectural structure of the buildings that remain today, enchanted me. I am neither atheist nor religious, but I was curious to see how the articles linked archeological discoveries to the Old…

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…