| Our Holiday in Egypt ..........Page 3 |
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| Memphis, located near Cairo, was the capital of ancient Egypt. The city was built around 3100 BC by Menes, known to be the first king of Egypt. There are no ruins of the ancient city.. The pyramids and some cemeteries are the only signs of the city's past glory...... |
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| Statue of Rammesis II, one of the greatest pharaohs of ancient Egypt. Historians suspect that he probably was the pharaoh mentioned in the Biblical story of Exodus..... |
| Rammesis II built massive palaces and temples and of course larger than life statues of himself ..... his frail mummy lies in the museum of Cairo ........ |
| The face of the Sphinx resembles that of the king.....as was the tradition those days.... |
| Family picture..... |
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| Carpet factory.....These factories employ small children..... as their nimble fingures are supposed to be suitable for delicate weaving...... |
| Exotic colours and designs..... the shades change with the intensity of light..... |
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| Saqqara is a vast necropolis (cemetery) located south of Cairo and west of the ancient city of Memphis of which very little remains. It was used as a burial ground for thousands of years. Its secrets are hidden under desert sands even today ...... |
| Saqqara ......... |
| The site's best-known feature is the Step Pyramid, the world's oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty (around 2630 BC) for King Djoser ......... |
| Giza pyramids are seen in the distant background........ |
| Alexandria (Al Sikandariya) ......... |
| Entering Alexandria ..... |
| Ceiling & window... |
| Royal bathroom |
| A portrait of Md. Ali Pasha ... founder of the last Turkish Dynasty of Egypt... |
| The second largest city and the main port of Egypt, Alexandria was built by a Greek architect Dinocrates (332-331 BC) at the orders of Alexander the Great. The city flourished into a prominent cultural, intellectual, political, and economic metropolis, the remains of which are still evident to this day. |
| The city has a strong influence of Turkish culture and architecture |
| The Royal Jewellery Museum ........... Originally the Palace of Princess Fatma al-Zahraa (King Farouk's cousin) in Zizinia, it is an architectural masterpiece. Its many rooms and halls contain rare paintings, statues and decorations, as well as a priceless collection of jewels of the Mohamed Ali dynasty. |