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Category Archives: Ancient Stones
EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE – GOODBYE ABAN
On the way back from the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank, near Luxor our bus had stopped in front of the Papyrus Institute, where beautiful images of Ancient Egypt, reproduced by local artist on papyrus, were sold. After about an … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Luxor, Politics, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Ancient Egypt Art, Fly Swatter, Paintings, Papyrus, tourists
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EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE — THE PAST AND THE FUTURE
WHEN WE THINK OF ANCIENT TEMPLES, AND BURIAL SITES LIKE THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS, TOURISTS COME TO MIND. WE SEE BUSES SPITTING OUT GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME FROM FAR AWAY TO CATCH A CLIMPSE OF THE PAST. I … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Children, Egypt, Government, Parenthood, Tourism, Travel
Tagged BUSES, History, MEDINA HABY, RAMSES III, SCHOOL. CHILDREN, TEACHERS, Temples
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – EGYPT’S MOUNT RUSHMORE?
CAN YOU SEE THE SLEEPING FACE? NOT MADE BY MEN LIKE THE FACES OF MOUNT RUSHMORE HERE IN THE US, BUT CREATED BY THE HAND OF NATURE! IT IS PART OF A MOUNTAIN FORMATION IN THE VALLEY OF THE QUEENS … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Luxor
Tagged ANCIENT STONES, Faces, MOUNT RUSHMORE. VALLEY OF THE QUEENS, SCULPTURES
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – AVENUE OF THE SPHINXES – LUXOR
A CLOSE UP OF ONE OF THE SPHINXES ALONG THE 1.2 MILE LONG AVENUE, CALLED THE AVENUE OF THE SPHINXES CONNECTING THE LUXOR TEMPLE WITH SOUTHERN END OT KARNAK TEMPLE. More from Egypt soon Brigitte
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Luxor, Temple of Karnak
Tagged Avenue of the Sphinxes Luxor, Karnak Temple, Sculpture, Sphinx, Statue
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EGYPT’S OBELISKS – WHERE ARE THEY TODAY?
An OBELISK is a tall four-sided pillar ending in a pyramid-like shape on top. They came in pairs and were placed in front of temples, one on each side of the entrance. When QUEEN HATSHEPSUT, Egypt’s first female pharaoh who reigned Egypt … Continue reading
Posted in Alexandria, Ancient Stones, Luxor, Metropolitan Museum NY, Pharaohs, Temple of Karnak
Tagged LONDON, Obelisks, Paris, Place de la Concorde, Queen Hatshepsut, Rome
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IT IS A MATTER OF SIZE – BIGGER THAN LIFE AND BIGGER THAN MAN
CAN YOU FIND THE PERSON IN THIS PICTURE? HOW MANY MEN MUST IT HAVE TAKEN TO BUILT THESE COLUMNS? STANDING NEXT TO THEM ONE REALLY FEELS HUMBLED – I DID. More from Egypt soon Brigitte
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Luxor, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Muslims, Temple of Karnak
Tagged Ancient Egypt, Builders, columns, Luxor
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EGYPT’S ANCIENT STONES
Everything in Ancient Egypt was bigger than life — much bigger than life – -their pyramids, their temples, their statues, and their columns. How the Egyptians, so many years ago, were able to build monuments of that size is still a … Continue reading
PICTURES OF THE WEEK – PILLARS HOLDING UP ANCIENT EGYPT’S HISTORY
EVERY COLUMN AND PILLAR WE SEE IN EGYPT TODAY IS PART OF A WORLD LONG GONE – BUT THEIR PRESENCE, THEIR OVERWHELMING SIZE, THE MESSAGES CARVED INTO THE STONE ARE STILL TELLING US HOW THAT WORLD USED TO BE. More … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, HABIBTI YA MASR, Luxor, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Temple of Karnak
Tagged Ancient Egypt, Carvings, columns, Pillars, Stones
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ROSETTA STONE? WHAT IS IT?
Maybe you have heard about the ROSETTA SPACE PROBE in the news recently? About the spacecraft that was launched in 2004 by the European Space Agency and which reached the comet near the sun just last month.Or maybe you have … Continue reading
Posted in Alexandria, Ancient Stones, Egypt
Tagged British Fleet, British Museum. Scripts, Champollion, French, Greek, Hieroglyphics, Napoleon, Rosetta Stone, Town of Rashid
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IT’S A MATTER OF SIZE – RAMESSES II
EVERY TIME ONE THINKS THAT RAMESSES II CAN’T GET ANY BIGGER HE DOES. WHILE WALKING INTO THE EGYPTIAN WING IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, MY ATTENTION WAS CAUGHT BY THIS BEAUTIFUL, VERY LARGE BUST, WHICH ONCE HAD BEEN PART OF A … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Pharaohs
Tagged BRITISH MUSEUM, England, Facial Features, Flesh and Blood, Granite, Pahraoh, Ramesses II, Smile
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