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Aegypten Nile Cruise

From Assuan To Cairo on Nile River
afterwards a short trip to Hurghada Read more
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    October 10, 2018
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    Main hall
    Row of pylonsYoungest part of temple built by emperor Trajan in 117 ADRe-use of the temple as a Christian church, with crosses carved into the older hieroglyph reliefsMain temple hallHead of Isis - decarved by early Christians

    Philae Temple

    October 10, 2018 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    Built to honor Isis, this was the last ancient temple built in the classical Egyptian architectural style. Construction began in approx 690 BC. It was moved from its original location on Philae Island, to its new location on Agilkia Island, after the flooding of Lake Nasser.Read more

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    Monument Soviet-Egyptian friendship
    Lake Nasser - the largest man-made reservoir in the worldView downstream Nile river. In the background the old Aswan damCross-section picture of Aswan High DamHere was once the location of the first cataractKalabsha temple was built by Emperor Augustus and was the largest free-standing temple of Egyptian Nubia

    Assuan High Dam

    October 10, 2018 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    The Aswan Dam was designed by the Moscow-based Hydroproject Institute.The Aswan High Dam is 3,830 metres (12,570 ft) long, 980 m (3,220 ft) wide at the base, 40 m (130 ft) wide at the crest and 111 m (364 ft) tall. It contains 43,000,000 cubic metres (56,000,000 cu yd) of material. At maximum, 11,000 cubic metres per second (390,000 cu ft/s) of water can pass through the dam.
    The reservoir, named Lake Nasser, is 550 km (340 mi) long and 35 km (22 mi) at its widest, with a surface area of 5,250 square kilometres (2,030 sq mi). It holds 132 cubic kilometres (1.73×1011 cu yd) of water.    Read more

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    Moon and Jupiter at Kom Ombo temple

    Temple Kom Ombo at night

    October 11, 2018 in Egypt ⋅ 🌙 31 °C

    An unusual dual Temple of Sobek and Haroeris dating to the reign of Ptolemy VI and part of that ruler's extensive building program. Earlier Pharaonic remains have been detected at the site, but little now remains of these. Read more

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    Main pylons at entrance
    Sculpture of HorusEntrance to the templeHere the name of the pharao was left out as he was not defined yet (Ptolemaic age)

    Temple of Edfu

    October 12, 2018 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Major Ptolemaic temple, built between 237 BC and 57 BC, into the reign of Cleopatra VII. Of all the temple remains in Egypt, the Temple of Horus at Edfu is the most completely preserved. 

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    The temple is located 6m below street level
    The wall paintings represent the sky as seen by the Egyptians

    Temple of Khnum - Esna

    October 12, 2018 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

    The temple of Esna, dedicated to the god Khnum, his consorts Menhit and Nebtu, their son, Heka, and also the goddess Neith, was remarkable for the beauty of its site and the magnificence of its architecture. It was built of red sandstone, and its portico consisted of six rows of four columns each, with lotus-leaf capitals, all of which however differ from each other.
    The temple was erected only in the 2nd century AD and is one if the youngest in Egypt    Read more

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    Sphinx alley
    In the hypostyle hallLooking up in the Hypostyle hallSymbol of life (ankh) and lower Egypt (bee) and upper Egypt (stick)Obelisque of HatchepsutOverview over the complex

    Karnak Temple

    October 13, 2018 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret Iin the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut ("The Most Selected of Places") and the main place of worship of the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head. 
    The complex hosts 8 different temples.
    One famous aspect of Karnak is the Hypostyle Hall in the Precinct of Amun-Re, a hall area of 50,000 sq ft (5,000 m2) with 134 massive columns arranged in 16 rows. 122 of these columns are 10 meters tall, and the other 12 are 21 meters tall with a diameter of over three meters    Read more

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    Luxor Temple

    October 13, 2018 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. In the Egyptian language it is known as ipet resyt, "the southern sanctuary".
    Unlike the other temples in Thebes, Luxor temple is not dedicated to a cult god or a deified version of the king in death. Instead Luxor temple is dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship.
    To the rear of the temple are chapels built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty, and Alexander. Other parts of the temple were built by Tutankhamun and Ramesses II. During the Roman era, the temple and its surroundings were a legionary fortress and the home of the Roman government in the area.    Read more

  • Trip end
    October 26, 2018
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