The Egyptian Museum is located in Tahrir Square in the center of Cairo, built and opened in 1902, is the world's most famous and largest museum of ancient Egyptian artifacts. The museum collected 5,000 years ago, ancient Egyptian pharaohs to the sixth century A.D. 250000 pieces of historical relics, most of the exhibits age more than 3000 years. The museum is divided into two floors, with exhibits displayed chronologically in dozens of rooms. Many of the artifacts in the museum, such as the huge stone elephant of the Pharaoh, the gold palace treasures, a large number of mummies, and 242 pounds of Tutankhamun's gold masks and coffins, the workmanship of the work is amazing.
2, the pyramids
Egypt *** found 96 pyramids, the largest is the three pyramids in Giza, a suburb of Cairo. The pyramids were tombs built by ancient Egyptian kings for themselves. The Great Pyramid is the mausoleum of the second king of the fourth dynasty, Khufu, built in 2690 BC or so, the original height of 146.5 meters, due to weathering over the years, the top of the flaking 10 meters, is now 136.5 meters high; the base is more than 230 meters long on each side, the triangular face slope of 51 degrees, the bottom of the tower covers an area of 52,900 square meters; the tower body by 2.3 million pieces of stone masonry, each piece of stone weighs an average of 2.5 tons. It is said that it took 100,000 people 20 years to build it. The inner passage of this pyramid is open to the public, which is marvelously designed and calculated.
The second pyramid is the mausoleum of King Khufu's son, King Khafra, built in 2650 B.C. It is 3 meters lower than the previous one, but the architectural form is more perfect and spectacular, with annexes such as temples and the famous Sphinx built in front of the tower.
The face of the sphinx reference to Havola, the body for the lion, 22 meters high, 57 meters long, a carved elephant ears are 2 meters high. The entire statue of the elephant in addition to the lion's paw, all carved from a piece of natural rock. Due to the loose stone, and after more than 4000 years of age, the whole carving of the elephant weathering seriously. In addition, the face is seriously damaged, some say it is Mamluk as a target practice shooting caused by, and some say it is the 18th century Napoleon invasion of Egypt when the shelling left traces.
The third pyramid belonged to King Menkaure, grandson of Khufu, and was built around 2600 BC. It was during the decline of the Fourth Dynasty, and the pyramid's architecture began to decline. The height of the Menkaurean pyramid was suddenly reduced to 66 meters, and the internal structure was in disarray.
On the south side of Khufu's pyramid is the famous Sun Ship Museum, where Khufu's son used the Sun Ship to transport Khufu's mummy to the pyramid for burial in those years, and then dismantled the ship and buried it underground. The museum was built on the site of the excavated sun boat. The hull of the ship is a purely wooden structure, bound with ropes.
3, the Nile River
The Nile River originates in the Ethiopian plateau, flowing through Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Zaire, Sudan and Egypt, nine countries, a total length of 6,700 kilometers, is the first largest river in Africa, but also the world's second longest river, navigable waterways are about 3,000 kilometers long. The Nile has two upper source rivers, the western source from the mountains of Burundi, Africa's largest lake - Lake Victoria to the north, known as the White Nile; the eastern source from the Ethiopian plateau of Lake Tana, known as the Blue Nile. The Blue and White Nile join in Khartoum, Sudan, and then flow into Egypt.
The Nile Valley and Delta is the cradle of Egyptian culture and one of the birthplaces of world culture. The Nile River in Egypt is 1530 kilometers long, the two banks form a 3-16 kilometers wide valley, to Cairo after splitting into two tributaries, into the Mediterranean Sea. These two tributaries alluvial formation of the Nile delta, an area of 24,000 square kilometers, is Egypt's most densely populated, the most fertile areas, the population accounts for 96% of the country's total, arable land accounted for two-thirds of the country's arable land area. Almost all of Egypt's water comes from the Nile River. According to the agreement signed by the nine countries of the Nile basin, Egypt enjoys a share of the river water of 55.5 billion cubic meters per year.
There are many boats on the Nile in Cairo, which are modeled after the Pharaoh's boats, also known as the Pharaoh's boat, night boating on the river, you can visit both sides of the beautiful scenery, but also to watch the famous Oriental dance show on board.
4, Saqqara pyramid
Saqqara pyramid is located in the southern outskirts of Cairo 30 kilometers, the Nile River West Valley oasis outside the edge of the desert, consisting of a number of pyramids. The most famous of these is the Step Pyramid, the mausoleum of King Zoser of the Third Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, built around 2700 BC. The pyramid is the earliest of the existing pyramids in Egypt and is the world's first mausoleum built in stone. The pyramid is in the shape of a 6-story stepped tower and is about 60 meters high. There are also many tombs of nobles and ministers located near this pyramid, in which a large number of exquisite relief murals vividly depict the work and life of ancient Egyptians. In addition, attached ...... >>
Question 2: What is interesting in Egypt? 5 points The sphinx is twenty meters high, fifty-seven meters long, with a face five meters long, wearing a Nemes crown, with the "Kubra" (that is, cobra: cobra) carved on the forehead of the sacred serpent bas-relief, and a long, pendulous beard in the lower jaw, a symbol of the emperor. One ear, more than two meters long.
Giza pyramid group Giza pyramid group, the surface of the original layer of polished limestone veneer, today has been flaked, the entrance to the north of the ground 17 meters high, through the long tunnel with the upper, middle and lower three chambers are connected to the Queen's chamber and the pharaoh's chamber between the tunnel is 8.5 meters high, 2.1 meters wide. Pharaoh's chamber has two pipelines leading to the tower, the sarcophagus with mummies indoors, the underground chamber may be the place to store martyrdom.
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Question 3: What are the fun places in Egypt? To go to Egypt, we must go to Cairo, the most famous pyramids and the Sphinx, the National Museum are here, to Egypt do not see these on the meaning of it, want to play a few more days, you can also go to other cities to see some of the temples, with the Zongxin tour group to go to Egypt, also in the Red Sea to play two days, where it is a good place to relax and vacation, sunny beaches are very pleasant, enough time to stay a few days more there.
Question 4: What are the fun places in Egypt In addition to the pyramids ~ these are good ~ Cairo Egyptian Museum Pyramids Nile Ancient Castle Khalili Market Pharaohs Village Saqqara Pyramids Alexandria Summer Palace Katba Castle Suez Canal Baref Defense Luxor Aswan Philae Temple Abu.
Question 5: Where to go in Egypt? Go to Egypt must see the pyramids Sphinx such iconic buildings, but also really worth going. When you go to Egypt with the Zongxin tour group in the Red Sea that played for a long time Sunshine, beach, sea is definitely a good place to vacation, time enough if you must stay in the Red Sea a few more days.
Question 6: Where to play in Egypt Sphinx, pyramids.
Question 7: What are the fun attractions in Egypt In addition to the pyramids ~ some of them are wrong ~ Luo Egyptian Museum Pyramids Nile River Ancient Castle Harry Market Village Saqqara Pyramids Alexandria Summer Palace Katba Castle Suez Canal Baref Defense Line Luxor Aswan Philae Temple Abu. Abu Simbel ... Expand Except for the pyramids ~ all wrong ~ Ro Egyptian Museum Pyramids Nile Ancient Castle Harry Market Village Saqqara Pyramid Alexandria Summer Palace Khattab Castle Suez Canal Baref Defense Line Luxor Aswan Philae Temple Abu. Simbel collection
Question 8: What is interesting about traveling to Egypt? Egypt is the ancient culture of the first area ah, I took our children last summer vacation there, I was not interested in the side, but the child is very fascinated by the Egyptian side of the ancient culture to take him there, then is to see the letter of the group, huh to go to the side think it is still very good it, to go to a lot of places, just the temples went to and two or three. What Luxor, Kanek, have to go it, play very happy especially our children!
Question 9: Egypt fun sphinx, pyramids. These mysterious buildings have attracted me since I was a child, and I've always wanted to feel it in person. Last year with the letter of the travel on the land of Egypt, a lot of feelings ah! So it is not good to play depends on personal feelings, some people do not like these, like the Japanese and South Korean fashion, then I guess I will feel that Egypt is not interesting.