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Egypt > North of Cairo (1 file)

This gallery has photographs of the main sites North of Cairo, usually visited privately as not part of most Egyptian tours, and includes Heliopolis, Tell Basta near Zagazig and Tanis near the north coast of Egypt
Tell Basta Weathered Statue EG077116JHP Tell Basta weathered statue damaged temple ancient Egyptian Delta site is a large complex near the town of Zigazig north of Cairo which has recently had a new visitors centre and museum built but remains a rather confusing collection of damaged material with the main temple of Bastet reflected in this photographs. Damaged by earthquakes some 2000 years ago as is seen in much of the structural damage today it is still fascinating with the excitement of finding beautiful carvings and examples of the craftsmanship of those ancient builders now hidden away amongst grass and a scatter field of damaged remnants from what was a huge cult site to the Cat Goddess Bastet visited by hundreds and thousands of pilgrims as recorded by Herodotus. Not usually part of normal Egyptian packages but can be visited privately and is part of an interesting day journey that should include Tanis as well. Keywords: Egypt Egyptian eastern Delta Zigazig ancient Tell Basta Bast Bubastis Bastet archaeology temple upright granite statue weathered eroded forlorn block scattered

Egypt > Outlying Pyramids (2 files)

Pictures of pyramids and scenery related to them outwith the main sites of Giza and Saqqara such as Abusir, Dashur, El Lisht, Meydum and Hawara
Hawara Pyramid 6417EG07JHP Hawara Egypt Pyramid North Face Carved Statue Broken Torso Faiyum Photo, to the south of Cairo was the last pyramid built in the 12th Dynasty by the Pharaoh Amenemhet 111 of the later design using mudbrick core with limestone covering, now all missing. Most famous for the references to the Labyrinth; a comparison of its mortuary and temple complex to that at Knossos by Herodotus although little now remains new excavations are underway to determine what might still exist. This pyramid was built after the king’s first attempt at Dashur was abandoned owing to subsidence problems. In the foreground is a forlorn reminder of what was once a beautiful limestone carved figure that probably adorned one of the adjacent Necropolis chapels and temples. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hawara, pyramid, north, face, el-Fayoum, Faiyum, Fayyum, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, antiquity, landscape, bricks, mudbrick, broken, statue, pharaoh, Amenemhet, Amenemhat 111, burial, afterlife, sand
Hawara Pyramid 6414EG07JHP Hawara Pyramid Mudbrick North Face Fallen Statue Torso Carved Royalty Fayyum, to the south of Cairo was the last pyramid built in the 12th Dynasty by the Pharaoh Amenemhet 111 of the later design using mudbrick core with limestone covering, now all missing. Most famous for the references to the Labyrinth; a comparison of its mortuary and temple complex to that at Knossos by Herodotus although little now remains new excavations are underway to determine what might still exist. This pyramid was built after the king’s first attempt at Dashur was abandoned owing to subsidence problems. In the foreground is a forlorn reminder of what was once a beautiful limestone carved figure that probably adorned one of the adjacent Necropolis chapels and temples. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hawara, pyramid, north, face, el-Fayoum, Faiyum, Fayyum, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, antiquity, upright, bricks, mudbrick, broken, statue, pharaoh, Amenemhet, Amenemhat 111, burial, afterlife, sand

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