EGYPTInspiring Portrait Paintings in the Neigbourhood – Positive Vibes for the Community – Maha Gamil
On a mission to pass on motivation, hope and heartfelt energy through colors and creativity. The great artist MAHA GAMIL from the Egyptian city of Luxor is meanwhile well known across the country, she had more than 50 exhibitions and can make a living from her art. But she has chosen in new ways to dedicate her colors not only for demarcated galleries and museums, but for the people and the neighborhoods of her country by creating art in urban space.
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Nagaa Suhayl Gharb – Fantastic Streetart in the Nubian Village near Aswan
South of the city of Aswan on the west bank of the Nile lies the Nubian Village as part of the town of Nagaa Suhayl Gharb. The place is just an astonishing treasure trove of interesting culture and great urban art. Nearly most of the buildings are provided with grandiose works of art or simply completely painted as large complete works. Included are murals by ROMA, RAMY TAG, ROBY, MAHA GAMIL and many more.
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The three pyramids of Giza – The Great Pyramid – The Cheops Pyramid
The Cheops Pyramid is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids of Giza and is therefore also called the “Great Pyramid”. The tallest pyramid in the world was built as a tomb for the Egyptian King Cheops, who ruled during the 4th Dynasty in the Old Kingdom.
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The Majestic Sphinx – In front of the Pyramids
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Dahshur – The Red Pyramid aka North Pyramid
The Red Pyramid, also known as the North Pyramid, is the largest of the pyramids in the necropolis of Dahshur. It owes its name, Red Pyramid, to the reddish hue of the rock from which its now unclad core was built.
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Dahshur – The Bent Pyramid aka South Pyramid
The ancient Egyptian Bent Pyramid is the southern of the two great pyramids at Dahshur and differs from all other Egyptian pyramids because of its unique shape caused by construction problems. It was built around 2650 BC under Pharaoh Snofru, the first king of the 4th Dynasty.
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Saqqara – The Step Pyramide of Djoser aka Netjerichet Pyramide
The step pyramid of the ancient Egyptian king Djoser from the 3rd dynasty of the Old Kingdom around 2700 BC is the oldest, with a height of 62.5 meters the ninth highest of the Egyptian pyramids and one of the few with a non-square base.
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Streetart Aswan – Graffiti and Urban Art Collection
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Giza – Graffiti and Urban Art Collection
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Luxor – Graffiti and Urban Art Collection
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The Alabaster Forges – Streetart at the Luxor Craftsmen
The Valley of the Kings near Luxor was not built in this place without reason. Regardless of the geometric constellations, an important aspect was that just around the corner there were extensive deposits of alabaster, basalt, granti and other high-quality rock types. Therefore you can find workshops everywhere, many are painted from the outside with a mixture of interesting hieroglyphics and great streetart.
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Temple of Philae – Historic island site in Lake Nasser
The Philae temple area is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, located downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser.
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Double Temple of Kom Ombo – Sanctuary for the gods Sobek and Horus
The Double Temple of Kom Ombo is an ancient Egyptian temple complex on the eastern bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt. The historic site was built during the Ptolemaic Dynasty from 180 till 47 BC and is dedicated to the two deities Sobek, the crocodile god, and Horus, the falcon-headed god of kingship, healing, protection, the sun and the sky. The temple complex is located about 3.5 kilometers southwest of the center of Kom Ombo, a town of about 70,000 inhabitants.
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Temples of Abu Simbel – Honorable Memorials of Ramses II – The moved Temples Project
The temples of Abu Simbel are two rock temples on the western shore of Lake Nasser. They are located in the Egyptian part of Nubia near the town of Abu Simbel and were built in the 13th century BC under Pharaoh Ramses II of the 19th dynasty of the ancient Egyptian New Kingdom. Between November 1963 and September 1968, a world-wide collaborative project took place to relocate and save the historic and architecturally important site.
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Streetart Abu Simbel – Monuments and Urban Art Collection
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Alexandria – Citadel of Qāitbāy – 15th Century Defensive Fortress
The Citadel of Qāitbāy is a one of the most important defensive fortress from older centuries located on the Mediterranean sea coast in Alexandria. It was built from 1477 to 1479 on the site of the famous Alexandria lighthouse.
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Alexandria – Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa – Underground Hidden Treasures
The catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa are considered one of the best archaeological sites in Alexandria. They were discovered at the beginning of the 20th century and are considered to be one of the largest Roman burial sites. These tombs were excavated in the Mother Rock at the time of Emperor Antoninus in the 2nd century A.D. These tombs represent the last major existing construction in the interest of the ancient Egyptian religion.
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Kom Ombo – Crocodile Museum, Architecture & Street Life
The ancient Egyptians believed that the gods sent physical manifestations of themselves to earth in the form of their totemic animals. Thus, at Sobek temples a live crocodile, recognisable by specific markings, was thought to contain a spark of the god within, and was worshipped and cared for by the priests during its lifetime. After its death, the spirit of the god would move to another crocodile’s body, while the dead crocodile would be mummified and ceremoniously buried in a special cemetery.
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Aswan – Architecture, Buildings and Streetlife
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Luxor – Architecture, Buildings and Streetlife
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Alexandria – Architecture, Buildings and Streetlife
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