Mosque of Sultan Hassan 1356 – 1363 If pharaonic Egypt may boat of its pyramids, Moslem Egypt may boast of the Sultan Hassan Mosque. It is unique in style and remarkable for its grandiose proportions. The mosque was built by order of Sultan Hassan Ibn Naser Mohammed Ibn Mansour Kalawoun. He was one of the […]

Temples of Abu Simbel are considered among the most celebrated achievements of the ancient Egyptians. The two temples were cut in the cliffs about 250 km south of Aswan. The temples were excavated by Belzoni in 1917 when the two temples were buried in the sand. The two temples were built by Ramesses 2nd, while […]

Valley of the Kings or Valley of the Gates (KV means kings valley), in the ancient times, called (the great field). It is dedicated to the kings, some nobles and sons of Ramesses II It locates on the west side of Luxor and has two valleys, the east one where most of the tombs are […]