EgyptAlfred A. Knopf, 1995 - 560 ページ "Hip-pocket portable and richly illustrated." -- "Conde Nast Traveler The Pharoahs of ancient Egypt believed that even in death, life is everlasting, so their tombs stored the worldly possessions deemed necessary in the afterlife. In many ways, their desire for eternity has become realized as their civilization -- nearly 9,000 years after its birth -- still captures the imagination and hearts of travelers. Travel to this country and witness the Pyramids at Giza -- the only one of the seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing. Journey through the Valley of the Kings and discover the spectacular Temple of Hatshepsut, the mysterious Sphinx, the dramatic interiors of the great pyramids and mosques. Visit the Egyptian Antiquities Museum of Cairo with Tutankhamun's gold and treasures. Read about the daily life of the pharoahs, their gods and sacred funerary rites Learn about sand dunes, desert oases, and the fertile Nile delta. Travel to Alexandria -- once the second largest city in the Roman Empire -- and navigate its open-air markets and then steal-away to a quiet walled-garden. The "Knopf Guide to Egypt is packed with all the essential, practical information you will need including where to stay, shop and enjoy local cuisine, as well as how to order a coffee "ziada (sweet), "mazbut (fairly sweet) or "sada (bitter). It is a perfect companion to this engaging and sometimes challenging destination. |
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NATURE | 20 |
HISTORY LANGUAGE AND RELIGION | 37 |
The Nile in Pharaonic times 46 | 50 |
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19th century Abu Simbel Alexandria Amenhotep Amenhotep III Amun ancient Arab architecture Aswan barque Bibl built Cairo cemetery chapel church columns complex Coptic Corniche courtyard decorated Degeorge Deir Description de l'Égypte desert Dynasty Egypt Egyptian El-Azhar enclosure wall entrance excavations façade Faiyum feet funerary Gallimard archive garden Giza granite Greek Hathor Heliopolis Horus HOTEL houses idem Islamic iwan Jebel Karnak Khan el-Khalili Kharga Kingdom l'Égypte Lake limestone litho Livet Luxor Mameluke mashrabiya mausoleum medersa Midan miles minaret Mohammed monastery monuments MOSQUE Museum necropolis Nile Nuweiba Oasis Open painted palace papyrus Paris Pasha period pharaoh Ptolemaic pylon Pyramids Qaitbay Qasr Ramesses Ramesses II Red Sea reign remains restaurant road Roman rooms Saad Zaghlul SABIL-KUTTAB sanctuary Saqqara Shari Sinai Sphinx statue stone street Suez Canal Sultan temple Thebes Thutmose Thutmose III Today tomb TOURIST town Tutankhamun village Wadi wakala watercolor