Tourists from all over the world come to Egypt to relax on the famous resorts' sandy beaches and plunge into the atmosphere of the Ancient World. Dynastic period structures and the ruins of necropolises, majestic palaces and mosques, colorful oriental bazaars and picturesque oases surprise and conquer with their splendor. Near Cairo on the desert plateau of Giza is a complex of pyramids. The history of their construction is full of mysteries. The ancient Egyptians used pyramids for the burial of the pharaohs. Their impressive size and ideal proportions boggle the imagination. The largest structure is the Pyramid of Cheops with a height of 146 m. The complex includes the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, the burial place of Egyptian queens.
Egypt is a unique country lying simultaneously in two parts of the world. One part of the territory is in North Africa, and the other is on the Sinai …
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The building is located on the grounds of the Citadel of Salah Ed-Din, the main Cairo's attraction. The Inaccessible castle was erected in the 12th century by an Egyptian sultan. In the courtyard of the fortress, there is a statue of a lion. In Old Cairo, there is the most ancient Christian religious structure in Egypt - St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church. It keeps an iconostasis made of wood and ivory and over a hundred icons, the oldest of which date back to the 8th century. Al-Azhar Mosque is of great importance for Muslims around the world. It gave shelter to fugitives and pilgrims and served as a place for teaching Islamic doctrine.
Pyramids have always been the main symbol of Egypt. There are more than a hundred of pyramids in the country. Giza is the location of the most famous …
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In the same place, there is a monument of medieval architecture - the Citadel of Qaitbay. The fortress was built in the 15th century on the site of one of the Seven Wonders of the World - the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The citadel had protected Egypt from the Ottoman Empire ships for more than half a century. In the 19th century, the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities was opened in Cairo on Tahrir Square. Among its exhibits are many ancient artifacts, including unique items. The museum exposition covers periods of the historical development of Ancient Egypt. On the site of the destroyed Alexandria library today you can see a modern building striking with its architecture. Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a complex of several museums, a reading room, and a cinema hall. The historical and cultural heritage of Egypt is collected in these museums. The reading room can accommodate more than two thousand visitors.