Temples & Sites

Heliopolis (Iunu; On)
In ancient Egypt, Heliopolis was a regional center from predynastic times.
It was principally notable as the cult center of the sun god Atum.
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Saqqara Necropolis
Saqqara, the sweeping necropolis and pyramid field of Memphis, the first Capital of Egypt, has been an important historical site for 5,000 years of Egyptian history.
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Memphis
Memphis was one of the oldest and most important cities in ancient Egypt, located at the entrance to the Nile River Valley near the Giza plateau. It served as the capital of ancient Egypt and an important religious cult center.
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Ogdoad of Hermopolis
The shrine of the primordial gods the Ogdoad was probably located in the southeast part of the sacred district.
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Amarna
Tell el Amarna was Egypt’s capital during the Amarna period. Amarna Egypt and Tell el-Amarna were Pharaoh Akhenaten’s vision of a new city centered around a new religion, the worship of the Aten, or sun disk.
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Abydos Temple
The Temple of Seti in Abydos (300 miles south of Cairo) was constructed by Seti I and his son, Rameses II. Seti was a pharaoh of Egypt in the Nineteenth Dynasty, ruling from 1290-1279 BCE.
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Hathor temple of Dendera
The Temple of Hathor is one of the most well-preserved temples in all of Egypt. There are three temples to view in the complex: the birthing temple at the front, the temple of Isis behind the main temple, and the main temple dedicated to Hathor.
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Karnak Temple Complex
The Karnak temple complex describes a vast conglomeration of ruins of temples, chapels, pylons and other buildings - collectively known as Karnak.
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Luxor Temple
Largely built by the New Kingdom pharaohs Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BC) and Ramses II (1279–1213 BC), this temple is a strikingly graceful monument in the heart of the modern town.
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Mut Temple
Mut’s primary cult center was at South Karnak, linked to the Amun Precinct by an avenue of rams. Covering over 20 acres, it contains three major temples. The Mut Temple itself is girdled by a horseshoe-shaped sacred lake (the Isheru).
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Temple of Medinat Habu
The Medinet Habu Temple was an important New Kingdom period temple structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. In ancient times Madinat Habu was known as Djanet and according to ancient belief was the place were Amun first appeared.
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Deir el-Medina
Deir El-Medina is the modern Arabic name for the worker’s village which was home to the artisans and craftsmen of Thebes who built and decorated the royal tombs in the nearby Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.
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Valley of the Kings
Once called the Great Necropolis of Millions of Years of Pharaoh, or the Place of Truth, the Valley of the Kings (Wadi Biban al-Muluk) has 63 magnificent royal tombs from the New Kingdom period (1550–1069 BC), all very different from each other.
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Valley of the Queens
Valley of the Queens, gorge in the hills along the western bank of the Nile River in Upper Egypt. It was part of ancient Thebes and served as the burial site of the queens and some royal children of the 19th and 20th dynasties (1292–1075 BC).
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Temple of Khnum (Esna)
Dedicated to the ram-headed god Khnum the Temple of Esna construction started during King Tuthmosis III reign during the 18th Dynasty but the temple completed construction during the Ptolemaic period between 40 to 250 A.D.
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Temple of Edfu
Dedicated to the god Horus of Behedet, lord of Edfu, the Temple of Horus is the most famous monument at Tell Edfu. Due to its completeness and state of preservation, it is the best example of Ptolemaic temple building in Egypt.
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Temple of Kom Ombo
The double temple was built at the time when Omboi was next to Elephantine and the administrative center of Ta-Seti, a district in Upper Egypt. The crocodile god Sobek and the falcon-headed god Haroeris were worshiped in this temple.
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Temple of Isis at Philae
The Philae Temple Complex, primarily honouring the Goddess Isis is located on an island in the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt, is a stunning example of ancient Egyptian architecture and culture.
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Abu Simbel
Abu-Simbel: Built 1264 – 1244 BCE
Built on the west bank of the Nile River, between the first and second cataracts of the Nile. It contains two temples, carved into a mountainside, that were built by Pharaoh Ramses II (1303-1213 BCE).
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Luxor Museum
Luxor Museum is an archaeological museum in Luxor (ancient Thebes), Egypt. It stands on the corniche, overlooking the east bank of the River Nile.
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Colossi of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon (also known as el-Colossat or el-Salamat) are two monumental statues representing Amenhotep III (1386-1353 BCE) of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.
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Temple of Hatshepsut
The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut (c.1478/72-1458 B.C.E.) dates from the New Kingdom. It nestles at the foot of the cliffs in a natural "bay" on the West Bank of Luxor.
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Khonsu Temple in Karnak
The Khonsu temple, within the precincts of Karnak, was built by Ramesses III it consists of a peristyle court which is bordered by a portico of twenty-eight columns.
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Shrine of Ptah, Karnak
The Temple of Ptah & Sekhmet is a shrine located within the large Precinct of Amun-Re at Karnak, in Luxor, Egypt. It lies to the north of the main Amun temple, just within the boundary wall.
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Giza Plateau
Giza Plateau
The Giza Plateau of Egypt, located about 15 miles southwest of modern Cairo, is one of the most important and famous archaeological sites in the world. It is home to the Great Pyramid, the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing.
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Gebel el-Silsila
Gebel el-Silsila
The Gebel El-Silsila, or simply Silsila, was an important site for the ancient Egyptians. A vital sandstone quarry of the region, it provided the raw materials required to build the massive sandstone structures at Luxor, Karnak, Ramesseum and Kom Ombo.
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Unfinished obelisk
Unfinished Obelisk
The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk and is located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan, Egypt.
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National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
NMEC aims to bring the rich tapestry of tangible and intangible Egyptian heritage to life within a vibrant cultural, artistic, and scientific context, fostering meaningful connections for all our visitors.
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Egyptian Museum
Egyptian Museum
Located in the heart of Tahrir Square, Cairo, the Egyptian Museum is a unique building designed to host the world's oldest collection of Pharaonic art and monuments.
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Gebel el-Silsila
Gebel el-Silsila
The Gebel El-Silsila, or simply Silsila, was an important site for the ancient Egyptians. A vital sandstone quarry of the region, it provided the raw materials required to build the massive sandstone structures at Luxor, Karnak, Ramesseum and Kom Ombo.
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Grand Egyptian Museum
Grand Egyptian Museum
Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), museum in Giza, Egypt, housing archaeological artifacts from thousands of years of human civilization in Egypt, spanning from the predynastic period to the Greco-Roman era (c. 3100 BCE to 400 CE).
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The Hanging Church
Hanging Church
The Hanging Church, Coptic Cairo
Known in Arabic as al-Muallaqah ("The Suspended"), the Hanging Church is the most famous Coptic church in Cairo. The church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is thus also known as Sitt Mariam or St. Mary's Church.
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Abusir Pyramids
Abusir Pyramids
The Abusir Pyramids, near Cairo in Egypt, are 14 Ancient Egyptian pyramids and named for the House of Osiris: Egyptian god of death and resurrection.
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Gebel el-Silsila
Gebel el-Silsila
The Gebel El-Silsila, or simply Silsila, was an important site for the ancient Egyptians. A vital sandstone quarry of the region, it provided the raw materials required to build the massive sandstone structures at Luxor, Karnak, Ramesseum and Kom Ombo.
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Grand Egyptian Museum
Grand Egyptian Museum
Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), museum in Giza, Egypt, housing archaeological artifacts from thousands of years of human civilization in Egypt, spanning from the predynastic period to the Greco-Roman era (c. 3100 BCE to 400 CE).
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The Red Pyramid
The Red Pyramid
After the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza, the Red Pyramid at Dashur has the largest base (only slightly smaller than Khufu's pyramid, each side measures 722 feet) of any pyramid in Egypt.
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The Nubian Museum
Abusir Pyramids
The Nubian Museum was founded in response to the international salvage campaign of the ancient Nubian monuments initiated by UNESCO upon the request of the Egyptian government in 1960.
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Gebel el-Silsila
The Gebel El-Silsila, or simply Silsila, was an important site for the ancient Egyptians. A vital sandstone quarry of the region, it provided the raw materials required to build the massive sandstone structures at Luxor, Karnak, Ramesseum and Kom Ombo.
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Grand Egyptian Museum
Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), museum in Giza, Egypt, housing archaeological artifacts from thousands of years of human civilization in Egypt, spanning from the predynastic period to the Greco-Roman era (c. 3100 BCE to 400 CE).
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The Red Pyramid
After the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza, the Red Pyramid at Dashur has the largest base (only slightly smaller than Khufu's pyramid, each side measures 722 feet) of any pyramid in Egypt.
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