Egypt - the country, amazing on the archaeological heritage, in its territory is a large number of unique historical constructions which visit millions of tourists from all over the world.
Instruction
1. The most known constructions of Egypt are Great pyramids in Giza. Carry three pyramids to them, nearby with each other - Mikerin, Hefren and Cheops. They were constructed in the XXVI—XXIII centuries BC. Still there is no exact answer to a question as ancient Egyptians managed to construct such enormous constructions with such accuracy. Besides Great pyramids, in the territory of Egypt even more than 100 pyramids are located less, each of which is in own way interesting.
2. A great sphinx - one more construction blowing the mind constructed in Ancient Egypt. It represents a huge statue of a being with a body of a lion and the head of the person, reaches 72 meters in length and 20 meters height. The sphinx was created about the 25th century BC. During the existence the sphinx was buried in sands more than once, only in 1925 it was completely cleaned.
3. In the heart of Egypt near the city of Luxor among steep rocks the temple Hatshepsut remained. It was constructed in the 15th century BC and is an excellent example of how Egyptians managed to enter the constructions in a natural landscape. The temple strikes with the monumentalism and unity with surrounding rocks.
4. In Luxor are located Karnak Temples, having visited which, you will get acquainted with numerous Egyptian constructions, statues, wall paintings. In Karnak Temples there are a lot of small sphinxes from sandstone.
5. In the south of Egypt there are temples of Abu Simbel. They were cut out directly in the rock. Entrances to them decorate huge statues. Being in the temple, you as if are transferred to four millennia in the past.
6. In 40 kilometers from Cairo there is Lomannaya a pyramid, it differs from others in an unusual form - its basis is inclined at an angle 54 degrees, and top - 43 degrees. It gives it very peculiar look. The broken pyramid rises from sands by 100 meters.
7. If you are tired of ancient constructions, can go to Aswan near which in the 20th century the huge Aswan dam which saved Egyptians it annual catastrophic Nile high waters is built. The Aswan dam looks not less monumentally, than ancient constructions of Egypt.