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Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Museum
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1978
Museum of Egyptian Antiquities submitted by Andy B on 17th May 2016. Some artifacts repatriated from the UK, part of the Repatriated objects exhibition held in 2015
Photo credit: Riham Mahmoud
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Great Sphinx
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1978
Great Sphinx submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Mar 2006. Egyptologists generally claim that the Sphinx has the face of Khafre, while others claim the rock formation is much older.
The Egyptian authorities are about to start a refurbishment of the neck, shoulder and breast area, hence the scaffolding.
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Giza Plateau
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1978
Giza Plateau submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Mar 2006. All 3 Giza Pyramids as well as Satelite pyramid.
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Khufu's Pyramid
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1978
Khufu's Pyramid submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Mar 2006. Largest of the pyramids with a height of 146 Meters, sides of 230 Meters and an angle of 51.5 degrees. It is the only surviving 7 wonders of the world.
There are 3 chambers and a grand Gallery angled passage.
4th Dynasty Pharao Khufu was the son of Sneferu who finally mastered the art and logistics of building pyramids.
There is only one small ivory statue of Khufu in existance, which is exhibited in the Cairo museum.
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Khufu's Pyramid
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1978
Khufu's Pyramid submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Mar 2006. Largest of the pyramids with a height of 146 Meters, sides of 230 Meters and an angle of 51.5 degrees. It is the only surviving 7 wonders of the world.
There are 3 chambers and a grand Gallery angled passage.
4th Dynasty Pharao Khufu was the son of Sneferu who finally mastered the art and logistics of building pyramids.
There is only one small ivory statue of Khufu in existance, which is exhibited in the Cairo museum.
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Khafre's Pyramid
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1978
Khafre's Pyramid submitted by Thorgrim on 13th Feb 2005. The most awesome experience is to enter the Pyramid of Khafre at Giza. Is it just a coincidence that Giza is located exactly 30 degrees and zero minutes from the equator? (Cairo is 30 degrees 1 minute North) Just think about it - some time before 2,500 BC, the Egyptians of the Old Kingdom placed the Sphinx and the great pyramids exactly one third of the way up from the equator and two thirds of the way down from the north pole. With all that space to go at - it must have been deliberate and pro...
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Sakkara Pyramid
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1978
Sakkara Pyramid submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Mar 2006. The world's first large stone structure built under Pharao Djoser founder of the 3rd Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.
Under the Architect Imhotep, the original small mastaba was expanded in all directions to a height of 62 Meters, a length of 123 Meters and a width of 107 Meters. The stone blocks are much smaller than those of the later pyramids.
The pyramid had a casing eventually, though this is now lost.
There are numerous passages under the pyramids where a mummified leg bone of Djoser was ...
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Memphis Museum
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Museum
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2001
Memphis Museum Ramses II submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Mar 2006. The Memphis museum, near Sakkara has a collection of statues and stelles, including a 13 meter limestone statue of Ramses II.
Memphis was the Old Kingdom capital of Egypt. It then declined and only came back to prominence under Ramses.
Currently, the area is largely rural and agricultural and artifacts are discovered on occasion during building works.
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Museum of London
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Would like to visit
Museum of London submitted by Thorgrim on 31st Mar 2004. Entrance to the Museum of London from the high walk of London Wall near the Barbican.
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British Museum
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Yes
British Museum submitted by Thorgrim on 1st Apr 2004. The greatest portal to the treasures of the ancient world.
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Mithras Temple (London)
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Would like to visit
Mithras Temple (London) submitted by AlexHunger on 22nd May 2011. Photo from 2011. This ancient Temple of Mithras was found on Queen Victoria Street in London in 1955. The building remains were displayed in front of the Legal & General headquarters until fenced of recently. Other artifacts are in the Museum Of London.
As the Legal & General offices are being redevelopped, the site is no longer accessible. The Photo was taken from accross the street in the "Poultry" Offices.
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London Natural History Museum
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Would like to visit
London Natural History Museum submitted by dodomad on 3rd Feb 2014. Hoxnian anters, bones & hand axe from Swanscombe
Image copyright: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum
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Place de la Concorde Obelisk
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Ile-de-France:Paris (75))
Visited: Yes
Place de la Concorde Obelisk submitted by AlexHunger on 8th Jul 2005. Place de la Concorde Obelisk
Taken from Egypt and placed in the center of Paris. It originaly stood in front of the temple of Luxor, where its twin remains. Similar to Cleopatra's needle in London, there are more captured obelisks of this kind in Central Park New York or Rome etc. It received a Gold cap on the Pyramidon tip for the year 2000.
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Theatre of Dionysus
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Greece
Visited: Yes
Theatre of Dionysus submitted by AlexHunger on 20th Aug 2006. Ancient theatre just below the Acropolis in Athens.
There are neolithic caves in the cliff-side just above.
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Sounion Temple of Poseidon
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Greece (Central Greece)
Visited: Yes
Sounion Temple of Poseidon submitted by AlexHunger on 23rd Aug 2006. 5th century BCE Temple of Poseidon on the the southernmost point of Attica surounded by the Aegean on 3 sides.
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Sounion Temple of Athena
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Greece (Central Greece)
Visited: Yes
Sounion Temple of Athena submitted by AlexHunger on 23rd Aug 2006. Foundations of destroyed 5th century BCE Temple of Athena, near Temple of Poseidon.
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Parthenon
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Greece (Central Greece)
Visited: Yes
Parthenon submitted by Antonios on 30th Jul 2008. Site in Attica/Central Greece: Parthenon
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Athens Acropolis
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Greece (Central Greece)
Visited: Yes
Athens Acropolis submitted by Alun on 27th Jan 2004. The Acropolis at Athens is the big rock which all the temples sit on.
The temple you can see peeking over the fortifications is the Parthenon.
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Delphi Temple
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Greece (Central Greece)
Visited: Yes
Delphi Temple submitted by davidmorgan on 15th May 2007. The Temple of Apollo.
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Halebidu
Date Added: 25th Jul 2017
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: India
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1978
Halebidu submitted by motist on 19th Nov 2006. Hoysaleshwara temples built from soapstone, in Hoysala dynasty capital Halebidu in Hassan, Karnataka
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