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Egypt > Aswan in general (8 files)

Images in this gallery relate to Aswan in southern Egypt covering the city, the River Nile and related sites except for more important places such as Philae, The Nubian Museum and Seheil Island Rock carvings.
Aswan Aga Khan EG949027jhp Egyptian Aswan river Nile Aga Khan Mausoleum start steps elegant beautiful and a visit is often a part of a trip to visit an exhibition Nubian Village passed by boats travelling to the cataract islands such as Seheil or on the traditional afternoon sail offered in most tour packages and one route for those visiting the Monastery of St Simeon. What is also important is the close awareness of the inhospitable nature of the cataracts, now benign because of the impact of the two dams across the river, but imagining these huge rocks in a Nile inundation and one could understand the barrier that it created for those travellers trying to head further south by boat. The Mausoleum is for the Third Aga Khan who died in 1957 built by his widow his Begum or former wife and is in solid marble. The current Aga Kahn, his grandson Karim, is the leader of the Shi i Sect of Ismaili Muslims. The Tomb is occasionally open but usually a visit entails a climb by steps and apart from a close view of this beautiful building offers wonderful view over Aswan and the River Nile. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, ancient, Aswan, city, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, sand, dunes, cataracts, water, riverside, riverbank, landscape, palm, trees, travel, tourists, tourism, cruise, desert, divine, wife, embracer, Islamic, Saint, venerated, prominent, hilltop, Begum, widow, Fatimids, Shii, sect, Ismaili, Muslims, Mausoleum, tomb, Aga, Khan, third, 1994, slide, film, Fuji, RDP, Nikon, FM2, manual, scan, scanned
Aswan Elephantine EG004824jhp Elephantine Island Aswan Egypt Satis Tuthmosis embrace restored temple visited during a separate excursion and not usually included in standard Nile package tours. Taking a ferry over and paying for a museum and island visit is straight forward. This photo was taken in 2000 when restoration and excavation was ongoing and is record of progress at that time. It is also interesting to visit the famous Nilometer which was used for recording the start of the annual flooding of the Nile or inundation. The Nilometer is situated directly across from the equally famous Old Nile Cataract Hotel, written about in Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile and which featured in the film of the same name. The island would have had strategic importance given its size and predominant position in the centre of the river. There are the remains of several Temples to various Gods associated with the Island, the most notable being Khnum, the ram-headed provincial God of the region, Lord of the Cataract and Hapy, the Nile God. Khnum’s consorts were Satet/Satis and Anuket. Pre-historic remains and carvings have been found and occupation of the Island spanned almost the whole history to Egypt including a gateway showing Alexander 11 and Greco-Roman Necropolis of the Sacred Rams. Considerable occupation of the Island by high officials is evidenced by the spread of houses and shown in some of these photos. There is also evidence of a Jewish settlement from Aramaic papyri finds. A small but interesting Museum exhibits finds from all the periods of occupation and is well worth a visit. No photography was allowed. There is also a garden museum with statues of Middle Kingdom local nomarchs. As several of the photos show is partially restored Temple of Satet with some painted relief blocks in place and the areas not found left a drawings showing figures in position. There was evidence of considerable reusing of older buildings particularly by the ruler Nectanebo 11, see also his naos, and later Alexander and two temples attributed to Amenhotep 111 and Tuthmosis 111 that existed at the time of the French expedition in 1800 where subsequently destroyed during civil unrest. Keywords: Egypt, Aswan, River, Nile, Nubia, Elephantine, Island, Nilometer, Gazirat al-Aswan, upright, landscape, hieroglyphs, temple, Khnum, Napy, Satet, Satis, Sesostris 1, Tuthmosis 111, Anuket, Gods, restored, restoration, reliefs, painted, carvings, garden, statues, occupation, houses, buildings, mudbrick, workmanship, techniques, history, antiquity, ancient, Egyptian, package, trip, Egyptology, 2000, slide, film, 35mm, format, Fuji, Velvia, daylight, scanned, scan, Nikon, FM2, manual, Cataract, Hotel, ferry, felucca, sailing, water
Aswan Mausoleum EG052825jhp Egyptian Aswan river Nile Aga Khan Tomb Mausoleum west bank elegant beautiful and a visit is often a part of a trip to visit an exhibition Nubian Village passed by boats travelling to the cataract islands such as Seheil or on the traditional afternoon sail offered in most tour packages and one route for those visiting the Monastery of St Simeon. What is also important is the close awareness of the inhospitable nature of the cataracts, now benign because of the impact of the two dams across the river, but imagining these huge rocks in a Nile inundation and one could understand the barrier that it created for those travellers trying to head further south by boat. The Mausoleum is for the Third Aga Khan who died in 1957 built by his widow his Begum or former wife and is in solid marble. The current Aga Kahn, his grandson Karim, is the leader of the Shi i Sect of Ismaili Muslims. The Tomb is occasionally open but usually a visit entails a climb by steps and apart from a close view of this beautiful building offers wonderful view over Aswan and the River Nile. Keywords: Egypt; Egyptian; ancient; Aswan; city; River; Nile; Nubia; Nubian; sand; dunes; cataracts; water; riverside; riverbank; 2005; landscape; perched; travel; tourists; tourism; cruise; desert; divine; wife; embracer; Islamic; Saint; venerated; prominent; hilltop; Begum; widow; Fatimids; Shii; sect; Ismaili; Muslims; Mausoleum; tomb; Aga; Khan; third
Aswan Mausoleum EG052824jhp Egypt Aswan river Nile Aga Khan Mausoleum west bank elegant beautiful and a visit is often a part of a trip to visit an exhibition Nubian Village passed by boats travelling to the cataract islands such as Seheil or on the traditional afternoon sail offered in most tour packages and one route for those visiting the Monastery of St Simeon. What is also important is the close awareness of the inhospitable nature of the cataracts, now benign because of the impact of the two dams across the river, but imagining these huge rocks in a Nile inundation and one could understand the barrier that it created for those travellers trying to head further south by boat. The Mausoleum is for the Third Aga Khan who died in 1957 built by his widow his Begum or former wife and is in solid marble. The current Aga Kahn, his grandson Karim, is the leader of the Shi i Sect of Ismaili Muslims. The Tomb is occasionally open but usually a visit entails a climb by steps and apart from a close view of this beautiful building offers wonderful view over Aswan and the River Nile. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, ancient, Aswan, city, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, sand, dunes, cataracts, water, riverside, riverbank, 2005, landscape, palm, trees, travel, tourists, tourism, cruise, desert, divine, wife, embracer, Islamic, Saint, venerated, prominent, hilltop, Begum, widow, Fatimids, Shii, sect, Ismaili, Muslims, Mausoleum, tomb, Aga, Khan, third
Aswan Mausoleum EG052823jhp Egyptian Aswan river Nile Aga Khan Muslim Mausoleum hilltop trees elegant beautiful and a visit is often a part of a trip to visit an exhibition Nubian Village passed by boats travelling to the cataract islands such as Seheil or on the traditional afternoon sail offered in most tour packages and one route for those visiting the Monastery of St Simeon. What is also important is the close awareness of the inhospitable nature of the cataracts, now benign because of the impact of the two dams across the river, but imagining these huge rocks in a Nile inundation and one could understand the barrier that it created for those travellers trying to head further south by boat. The Mausoleum is for the Third Aga Khan who died in 1957 built by his widow his Begum or former wife and is in solid marble. The current Aga Kahn, his grandson Karim, is the leader of the Shi i Sect of Ismaili Muslims. The Tomb is occasionally open but usually a visit entails a climb by steps and apart from a close view of this beautiful building offers wonderful view over Aswan and the River Nile. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, ancient, Aswan, city, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, sand, dunes, cataracts, water, riverside, riverbank, 2005, upright, palm, trees, travel, tourists, tourism, cruise, desert, divine, wife, embracer, Islamic, Saint, venerated, prominent, hilltop, Begum, widow, Fatimids, Shii, sect, Ismaili, Muslims, Mausoleum, tomb, Aga, Khan, third
Aswan Mausoleum EG052822jhp Egypt Aswan Nile Aga Khan Tomb Mausoleum marble trees elegant beautiful and a visit is often a part of a trip to visit an exhibition Nubian Village passed by boats travelling to the cataract islands such as Seheil or on the traditional afternoon sail offered in most tour packages and one route for those visiting the Monastery of St Simeon. What is also important is the close awareness of the inhospitable nature of the cataracts, now benign because of the impact of the two dams across the river, but imagining these huge rocks in a Nile inundation and one could understand the barrier that it created for those travellers trying to head further south by boat. The Mausoleum is for the Third Aga Khan who died in 1957 built by his widow his Begum or former wife and is in solid marble. The current Aga Kahn, his grandson Karim, is the leader of the Shi i Sect of Ismaili Muslims. The Tomb is occasionally open but usually a visit entails a climb by steps and apart from a close view of this beautiful building offers wonderful view over Aswan and the River Nile. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, ancient, Aswan, city, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, sand, dunes, cataracts, water, riverside, riverbank, 2005, upright, palm, trees, travel, tourists, tourism, cruise, desert, divine, wife, embracer, Islamic, Saint, venerated, prominent, hilltop, Begum, widow, Fatimids, Shii, sect, Ismaili, Muslims, Mausoleum, tomb, Aga, Khan, third
Aswan Mausoleum EG052821jhp Egypt Aswan Aga Khan Tomb Mausoleum building design dome beautiful and a visit is often a part of a trip to visit an exhibition Nubian Village passed by boats travelling to the cataract islands such as Seheil or on the traditional afternoon sail offered in most tour packages and one route for those visiting the Monastery of St Simeon. What is also important is the close awareness of the inhospitable nature of the cataracts, now benign because of the impact of the two dams across the river, but imagining these huge rocks in a Nile inundation and one could understand the barrier that it created for those travellers trying to head further south by boat. The Mausoleum is for the Third Aga Khan who died in 1957 built by his widow his Begum or former wife and is in solid marble. The current Aga Kahn, his grandson Karim, is the leader of the Shi i Sect of Ismaili Muslims. The Tomb is occasionally open but usually a visit entails a climb by steps and apart from a close view of this beautiful building offers wonderful view over Aswan and the River Nile. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, ancient, Aswan, city, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, sand, dunes, cataracts, water, riverside, riverbank, 2005, landscape, palm, trees, travel, tourists, tourism, cruise, desert, divine, wife, embracer, Islamic, Saint, venerated, prominent, hilltop, Begum, widow, Fatimid, Shii, sect, Ismaili, Muslims, Mausoleum, tomb, Aga, Khan, third, marble, design, dome, windows, style, Mashahd, al-Guyushi, prototype
Aswan River Nile EG052800jhp Egypt Egyptian Aswan river Nile Mausoleum Botanical Gardens motorboat desert and part of a trip to visit an exhibition Nubian Village but passed by boats travelling to the cataract islands such as Seheil or on the traditional afternoon sail offered in most tour packages and one route for those visiting the Monastery of St Simeon. What is also important is the close awareness of the inhospitable nature of the cataracts, now benign because of the impact of the two dams across the river, but imagining these huge rocks in a Nile inundation and one could understand the barrier that it created for those travellers trying to head further south by boat. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, ancient, Aswan, city, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, sand, dunes, motorboat, cataracts, water, riverside, riverbank, 2005, Botanical, gardens, landscape, palm, trees, travel, tourists, tourism, cruise, islands, wildlife, birds, desert, inundation, flooding, divine, wife, embracer, Islamic, saint, venerated, prominent, hilltop, Begum, widow, Fatimids, Shii, sect, Ismaili, Muslims, Mausoleum, Aga, Khan, third

Egypt > Karnak Temple (3 files)

Photos in this gallery include the whole of Karnak itself, the open air museum, temples of Khonsu and Ptah and the Sound and Light Show night images.
Karnak Festival Hall EG074967jhp Karnak Egypt Festival Hall Thutmosis Amun embracing Central Court carved block near the most sacred part of this huge sprawling site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and Karnak is the largest religious complex on the Nile. This photograph is from the unusual Festival Hall of Thutmose 111. The hall was constructed next to one of the oldest areas of Karnak Temple the open area, the Central Court, in front of this carved block with Tuthmose and Amun in embrace. This is a complex mix of columned hall, chapels, magazines which are not represented in these photos. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Thutmosis, Thutmose, 111, Amun, carved, square, column, embracing, festival, hall, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, columns, military, tent, campaigns, Men-Khepheru-Re, Blessed, Most, Splendid, Monuments, carvings, hieroglyphs, central, court, obelisks, hypostyle, hall
Karnak Festival Hall EG074966jhp Karnak Luxor Egyptian festival hall Thutmose Central area carved block near the most sacred part of this huge sprawling site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and Karnak is the largest religious complex on the Nile. This photograph is of the unusual Festival Hall of Thutmose 111. The hall was constructed next to one of the oldest areas of Karnak Temple the open area, the Central Court, in front of this carved block with Tuthmose and Amun in embrace. This is a complex mix of columned hall, chapels, magazines which are not represented in these photos. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Thutmosis, Thutmose, 111, Amun, carved, square, column, embracing, festival, hall, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, columns, military, tent, campaigns, Men-Khepheru-Re, Blessed, Most, Splendid, Monuments, carvings, hieroglyphs, central, court, obelisks, hypostyle, hall
Karnak Fallen Obelisk EG074980jhp Egyptian Hatshepsut Amun embrace Horus Granite Fallen Obelisk Karnak carved is in the central area of this huge sprawling site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and Karnak is the largest religious complex on the Nile. Queen Hatshepsut erected several Obelisks, one of the two remaining largest obelisks stands between the fourth and fifth pylons looking north in the Transverse Hall. The southern obelisk had collapsed and the main section of the top with the pyramidion is lying horizontally near the Sacred Lake and this is what is shown in this photograph. The obelisks were of red Aswan granite and the standing one is the third tallest standing in the world, weighs over 320 tons and stands nearly 30 metres. Both encased buy a room covering them in done by Thutmosis 111 who disapproved of his Aunt, his bid to remove her existence benefited us in that the lower sections remained largely intact but higher sections were defaced by Akhenaten some 130 years later. Luckily this has been largely untouched and most of the carvings including Queen Hatshepsut are pristine as illustrated by this section with her and Amun in an embrace watched by the falcon God Horus in high quality carvings into this exceptionally hard stone. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Amun, Hatshepsut, queen, woman, embrace, Horus, white, crown, upper, hedjet, obelisk, red, granite, fallen, obelisk, pyramidion, top, section, lying, horizontal, Sacred, Lake, blocks, pylon, fourth, fifth, transverse, hall, columns, truncated, well, sandstone, obelisks, court, pharaoh, ruler, huge, monumental, encased, protected, Thutmosis, Thutmose, Akhenaten, defaced, erased

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