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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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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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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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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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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 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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