 | CAIRO / LUXOR (50 IMAGES)
Egyptian civilistion is marked by thousands of years of art and architecture. From the labyrinthine sprall of Islamic Cairo and it's historic markets and mosques to the unparalleled grandeur of the Pharaoh's colossal temples & tombs of Luxor, Karnak and the Valley of the Kings in the south, these opposite ends of the Nile River in Egypt represent the history of human civilisation itself. |  | PYRAMIDS (50 IMAGES)
Perhaps the oldest and most enduring legacy of human civilisation, no man-made structures of the scale & precision of the Pyramids of Egypt have been built in the 4500 years since their construction. Chronicling their development from the original Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the experimental Red Pyramid and Bent Pyramid at Dashur to the perfected Pyramids of Giza, this gallery examines these and other Pharaonic constructions in careful detail. |  | SIWA / SINAI (50 IMAGES)
50 km east of Libyan border in the far west of Egypt, The Siwa Oasis is one of the countries most isolated settlements, retaining it's unique Berber culture. Its ancient fortress, Shali Fort, tells of its long history - as does its ruins of the Temple of Amun where Alexander the Great once made pilgrimage. On the opposite end of the country to the East lies the Sinai Peninsula, Saint Catherine's Monastery and the biblical Mount Sinai. |
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