Historic Cairo Gallery

Statues of Ramses II as Osiris in Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt

The Karnak temple complex is a vast open-air museum, and the second largest ancient religious site in the world, after the Angkor Wat Temple of Cambodia. It is believed to be the second most visited historical site in Egypt; only the Giza Pyramids near Cairo receive more visits. It consists of four main parts, of which only the largest is currently open to the general public

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Blocks on Chephren pyramid

Detail of blocks on Chephren pyramid - capped with limestone casing which was removed by future Egyptian pharaohs for their own pyramids in Ancient Egypt

© (C) Anna Henly Photography

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The Sphinx and Cheops Pyramid

A full side view of the sphinx, the oldest and, probably, the most famous monumental statues in the world and an iconic symbol of Ancient Egypt. It is a massive seventy-three and a half meters long and twenty meters high

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