Those are the masterpieces of the life of ancient Egypt with unique ancient architectural style. These buildings are thousands of years old and still exist today.
Great pyramid of Giza, Great Sphinx statue, Luxor temple, Hatshepsut’s Mortuary temple … anyone will be attracted by the beauty and grandeur of these ancient buildings.
The Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as Cheops or Khufu, is the highest and most famous pyramid in Egypt. The ancient Egyptians took 20 years and more than 2 million blocks of stone to build this great work. The Pyramids of Giza are part of a cluster of 3 pyramids built as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu.
Great Sphinx, this 73.5m tall Sphinx is located at Giza Plateau, near the Great Pyramid of Giza. This is the largest monolithic statue in the world, carved with a lion’s head creature.
The pyramid of Khafre, also known as Chephren, is 136.4m high. This is the second tallest pyramid, after the Great Pyramid of Giza and built as a tomb for Pharaoh Khafre.
Luxor Temple was built in 1400 BC. Located on the East bank of the Nile, the temple is a place of worship for the three gods of ancient Egypt, Mut, Amun, and Chons, and is the venue for the Opet festival.
Mortuary Temple is located west of the Nile, under the cliffs at Deir el Bahari is the place of worship Queen Hatshepsut and the god Amun. The temple is designed in a column-like structure with three steps with a height of 30m connected by a slope path.
Karmak is a relic about 2.5 km north of Luxor, it consists of 3 main temples and many small temples outside. This is the oldest and largest religious monument in the world built by Pharaohs from 157 – 1100 BC.
The Abu Simbel monuments site was built by Pharaoh Ramesses during his reign in the 13th century BC. Located on the Nasser lake, southern Egypt, this relic area consists of two massive stone temples. Outside the facade are four giant statues of the king, each about 22m high.
With a height of 104, the Red Pyramid ranks 4th among the pyramids in Egypt and is also a unique smooth surface pyramid. This is the pyramid built by Pharaoh Sneferu.
The ladder pyramid of Djoser is 62m high, the first pyramid of the ancient Egyptians. Located in the Saqqara graveyard, this pyramid was built by prime minister Vizier Imhotep to bury Pharaoh Djoser during the 278th century BC. This work includes a tangled tunnel and many burial terraces underground.
Bent Pyramid is a huge, unique curved pyramid located at Dahshur. Bent was the first smooth-faced Egyptian pyramid built and so far the polished limestone on the outside remains intact. The Ben Pyramid is believed to be the site of the burial of King Khufu’s father – Sneferu.
