Roman theater

Is one of the most important effects of the Roman era, and the fourth largest 

Roman theaters in the world, and only in Egypt, and has his residence at the beginning of the fourth

 century AD, was discovered by accident while searching for the tomb of Alexander the Great

 The building is listed on the form of "horseshoe" or the letter "U" in English, and consists

 Roman amphitheater of 13 rows of bleachers marble made ​​of granite pink color,

 and written on it in numbers and Greek letters from bottom to top to regulate the sitting,

 the first of these terraces is from the bottom is made stones severe stiffness

Located in the middle of the runway area of ​​45 meters platform depth of 38 meters made

 ​​of wood corroborated pillars Rkhamytan, and was used as a place to play music.

And also 2 Hall of mosaic by geometric motifs in the entrance

In Roman times it was used the building to hear the music lounge

 In the Byzantine era, the building has been used Hall for meetings

There are higher this stands 5 cabins left them Gla Mqsourtan roof was these booths

 with domes based on a set of columns, and the stands are based on thick wall

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Cairo Tower

Cairo Tower (sometimes called: Jazeera Tower) is located in the Cairo Tower, was built

 between 1956 and 1961 of reinforced concrete on the Egyptian lotus flower design,

 and is located on the island of Zamalek Nile River.

Height of up to 187 meters, which is higher than the Great Pyramid in Giza, about 43 meters

. There is at the top of the Cairo Tower Restaurant on a rotating platform tourist restaurant

 manned spin to see Cairo landmarks from all sides.

It consists of 16 floors and stands on a base of granite stones Aswani that have already been 

used by the ancient Egyptians to build their temples and tombs and journey inside the elevator

 tower to reach the end of 45 seconds to see when you stand on the summit panorama full of Cairo, 

the pyramids, television building, the Sphinx, the Nile, Citadel of Saladin, Azhar feel and you look at 

the magnifying glass you are visiting Egypt as a whole in a single moment

Cairo Tower was built in the era of President Gamal Abdel Nasser and cost-built 6 million

 pounds

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Egyptian Museums

Egypt has a large number of museums that constitute an important component of

 the tourist attractions in Egypt,

 including: -

Egyptian Museum

Unique set Pharaonic archaeological wonderful and has a quarter of

 a million artifact tells the story of the history of ancient Egypt

Museum of Islamic Art 

Featuring the rarest and the greatest collection of artifacts and 

relics and treasures that have been creativity in light of Islamic

 civilization and includes about eighty thousand masterpiece of

 porcelain, pottery, glass, rock crystal, fabric, carpets, 

minerals, jewelry, wood, ivory and precious stones

Jewel Palace Museum

Featuring the old throne hall and a few pieces of furniture from 

the era of Mohamed Ali along with many Islamic monuments.

Manial Palace Museum

Arab-style structures containing rare trees and the museum has 

ancient Islamic manuscripts and textiles embroidered in addition 

to the rare collections of carpets and crystal glassware and 

candlesticks.

Greek Museum

Includes a large number of artifacts of historical value art

 dating back to the BC era is no city of Alexandria.

Egyptian Art Museum

Featuring modern fine arts.

Institute of Museum and Aquatic Biology in Alexandria

There area Anfoushi next Qaitbay Castle and houses a collection of 

rare fish and aquatic organisms.

And many other tourist sites and places of diving physiotherapy

 and places

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Aswan

Aswan was known as 'Sonu' in ancient Egyptian times, meaning the market where 

she was a commercial center for the convoys coming from and to Nubia. 

And then called in the Ptolemaic era, the name 'O' and called Nubians «Lipa Swan».

Aswan of the most beautiful places in the world and includes several historic effects, 

namely: the temples of Abu Simbel are two temples built by Ramses II

Completely Nanhma inside the mountain and two great temple of 

Abu Simbel:

Little Temple of Abu Simbel:

Built by Ramses II in memory of his beloved wife Nefertari and

 the advantage of this temple is the beauty of his drawings and colors

Philae Island:

Includes the remains of temples, which is an unparalleled masterpiece.

 Some of the monuments in Aswan

(Elephantine Island - the temples of the island - a measure Nile -

 Island Agelaka - Amon Island - the tombs of the nobles - 

the monastery of St. Simeon - obelisk missing - Philae Temple - 

Temple of Kalabsha - Temple of the house of the governor).

Elephantine Island

Known in Egyptian texts as «Abu," meaning Fil became in Elephantine

 Greek where thought she was at one time the center of the ivory 

trade, the island includes the Temple of Khnum coupled with a 

measure of the Nile and the ram and the cemetery gate King 

Amenhotep II

Monuments 

Philae Temple.

Aswan High Dam

Island plants «International Tropical Garden»

Philae Island

Temple of Abu Simbel

Tombs of the nobility rulers of Nubia in ancient and modern countries.

First warship School created Muhammad Ali and now called as Akkad School

Nubia Museum bulit the newly

Fatimid cemetery that GNU is located east of Aswan

Temple of Kom Ombo north of Aswan

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Luxor

Named the Luxor "and AST" during the modern state and was the 

capital of Egypt at that time

 Then a good name to that described by Homer Greeks poet "city per 

cent Gate" and finally launched the Arab name of Luxor any city of palaces

Effects of Luxor:

Valley of the Queens

In the past it was called Ta six Navarro which is concerned with 

the place was used in the beauty of the modern state as a place 

to bury many of the properties wives, princesses and princes

Valley of the Kings

Funk was called Sunni million pharaoh great and noble may be found

 here on the sixty-two and twenty Cemetery gap has not finished working out

Open Air Museum

Open Air Museum likable and quiet place, is full of mature trees 

and stone walkways and some of the most beautiful effects that 

we've got from the Temple of Amun.

 Karnak Temple

Described by the French John Francois Chambolion, who deciphered 

Egyptian hieroglyphics for the first time "capacious all the great 

spaciousness and all the greatness"

 The greatest places of worship in history, featuring many of the 

temples to the unmatched

Luxor Temple

And advancing the temple obelisks, one still exist and the other 

adorn the Place de la Concorde in Paris following this edifice 

hedged courtyard of Ramses II of the three aspects of two rows of 

columns on the to package subsidized papyrus.

Tombs of nobles

Statesmen graves of soldiers and civilians, priests, clerks and 

other features, including views and a variety of exquisite carvings

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Alexandria

 Alexandria

Egyptian second largest city closer to nature Mediterranean cities Cultural heritage and

 atmosphere makes it different from the rest of the cities

Built by Alexander the Great and became the capital of Greco-Roman Egypt

And a great place occupied by the Pharos one of the seven wonders 

of the world and Alexandria was the scene of the famous story of 

love between Cleopatra and Mark Antony "

Greco-Roman Museum

An impressive record of civilization marked by constant change due to the integration 

of religion and the development of societies

Featuring a Greek-Roman archaeological groups, or about 40 thousand

 pieces

There is also a rare collection of ancient coins

Date back most of the existing groups in the museum to the period from the third 

century BC. To the third century AD, a modern comprehensive Ptolemaic

Castle Qaytbay

A milestone for the city of Alexandria, the castle was built on 

the original site of the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria "Pharos"

The castle includes a mosque and a nautical museum, including the

 order to see great views of the city and the sea together

There is also a diving center Roman-style Greek club next Qaeval

 Castle to see the city of Pharos and Cleopatra which include the

 (palace - and the wreckage of their own boats sun - and the 

remnants of a plane due the Second World War

Sawari column

Roman Theater

Roman Theater

It is the only Roman Theater in Egypt.

Roman Baths

Temple black head

 The lobby of the temple includes statues of Isis and Osiris and 

pharbokratis .

Temple Agaysron

The remaining part of the Agaysron temple built by Cleopatra

 VII as Marc Anthony

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Tourism in Egypt

Egypt is located north-east of Africa, bordered to the north Mediterranean Sea and is bordered to the south 

Sudan and the Red Sea is bordered to the east There are in Egypt Nile River is the longest river in the world as there are many places of underground water and natural wealth and treasures Tourist Places in Egypt 

Cairo, capital of Egypt, filled with antiquities and other tourist attractions, the most important Pyramids of Giza Pyramids of Giza is one of the most important Seven Wonders of which consists of three pyramids

 The Great Pyramid was built by King Cheops is the greatest stone building in the world was built in the Fourth Dynasty Mediterranean

 pyramid of King Khafre's 

pyramid King Khafre is the fourth king of the Fourth Dynasty and the Mediterranean pyramid attributed to him and had a height of 143.5 and now 136.5 

Pyramid of King Menkaure

 pyramid younger son of King Khafre

 Sphinx Built by King Khafre, the body of a lion and the head of a man was buried in the sand, which protect it from time factors It was discovered recently affect on it because of weather factors because it is made ??of limestone and therefore subjected to several restorations 

Sun boats or boats of King Khufu 

These boats found next to King Khufu's pyramid is made of cedar trees coming from Lebanon Composite is a main compartment is divided into two rooms a small room and other large and found a 10 oars Held its 

first brick structure in the world, a pyramid of Saqqara, which was built by King Zoser in 2816 BC and the pyramids of Saqqara which include pyramids of kings Cuzco. Unas. And adequate user and tombs Mary Rocca. Kakjta. Ptah Hotep. T. Ni Ankh Khanom. Khnum Hotep. Turnoff. Turnoff haram Ptah. Aero Rocca Ptah. Qar. Petah sheps. Miho. Ankh Mahor. Turnoff Hesm Ra and sensory cemetery Add to set Pyramids of Abusir and Dahshur, which is also one of the most important archeological sites in Egypt, including the most important archaeological treasures

 The most important of these pyramids Senefru Pyramid known as yellow pyramid and The Black Pyramid of King Amenemhat III and pyramid King Snosert III

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