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| Egypt Attractions: Cairo Sightseeing |
List of Cairo attractions and sights. Cairo historical places to visit; pyramids, museums, temples, tombs, mosques, palaces, mausoleums, castles and more... |
| Egypt e voyage lists 22 sights in Cairo |
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Pyramids of Giza |
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The Pyramids of Giza represent one of the greatest architectural feats by man. The last surviving member of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the world's oldest tourist attractions and the reason most people visit Egypt today. |
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Pyramid of Khufu |
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The Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) has been known as an immense impressive structure since ancient times and is the only one of the original seven wonders of the world still in existence. Khufu, whose monument ‘Akhet Khufu’ (Horizon of Khufu), known today as The Great Pyramid, was the son of Snefru and he reigned for about 23 years. |
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The Solar Boat Museum |
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The solar boat measures 43.3m long, 5.9m wide, has a draft of 1.48m and an estimated displacement of around 45 tons. It resembles paintings and models of boats which have survived since ancient times, with a large central panelled cabin, 9m long, an open canopy supported by poles and a smaller one at the fore which was probably for the captain’s use. It was steered by five pairs of oars plus one pair at the stern to act as a rudder. It’s stem and stern were fashioned in the form of papyrus stalks, as though intended to represent the type of papyrus boat used throughout ancient Egyptian history.
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The Sphinx |
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The famous gigantic statue of the Great Sphinx rises from the Giza plateau adjacent to and directly north of Khafre’s valley temple and causeway. This monument - almost the national emblem of Egypt, has aroused the imagination of travellers, scholars, poets and writers for centuries, but today still retains the mysteries which have puzzled adventurers for millennia. |
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Pyramid of Khafre |
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Khafre (Chephren) sited his pyramid at Giza, a short distance to the south-west of the monument of his father Khufu. Khafre’s brother Djedefre had succeeded their father on the throne but only reigned for around eight years and had chosen to site his own pyramid at Abu Roash to the north. Returning to Giza, Khafre’s monuments have survived better than most and his pyramid makes an impressive backdrop to the Great Sphinx which lies next to his causeway and was probably part of the pyramid complex. |
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Pyramid of Menkaure |
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On the south-western corner of the Giza Plateau, the Pyramid of Menkaure (Mycerinus) stands in alignment with its larger neighbours. Menkaure was Khafre’s son and his monument, by far the smallest of the three Giza pyramids, was called ‘Menkaure is Divine’. |
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Egyptian Museum |
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houses the richest collection of antiquities from the 3000-year old-Egyptian civilization, including the treasures of King Tut Ankh Amun. |
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Egypt e voyage lists 22 sights in Cairo |
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