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Seven Wonder Of the World: The Great Pyramid of Giza




The Egyptian Museum of Cairo



  • The world's most extensive collection of pharaonic antiquities' The Egyptian Museum' in Cairo.No trip is complete to visit the museum.In the 19th century the original collection was established under Auguste Mariette and housed in Boulaq.
  • Approximately 1,60,000 objects covering 5,000 years of Egypt's past in the museum houses.The majority of the collection focused on the pharaonic era.
  • There are two main floors in the museum the ground floor and the first floor.The ground floor takes the visitor on a chronological tour through the collection.On the upper floor are grouped according to tomb or category.
  • The treasures of TutanKhamun,wooden models of daily life,statuettes of divinities and a rare groupFaiyum Portraits.On the second floor are many of the New Kingdom royal mummies..
  • The numerous pieces of  papyrus are generally small fragments due to their decay over the past two millennia.Several languages are found on these pieces including Greek,Latin,Arabic and ancient Egyptian.The coins found on this floor are made up of many different metals including gold,silver and broze..
 THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM ,CAIRO

    Citadel of Qaitbay

    The Fort of Qaitbay or the Citadel of Qaitbay is situated on the eastern side of the northen tip of Pharos island at the mouth of the eastern harbour.It was erected on the exact side of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria which was seven wonders of the ancient world.It was established by Sultan Al Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay.It is one of the most defensive strongholds not only in Egypt but also along the Mediterranean sea coast.The Lighthouse is continued to function until the time of Arab then several disasters happened and the shape of the lighthouse was changed to some extent,but it still continue to function.During the 11th century an earthquake destroyed the top of the Lighthouse and the bottom was used as the watchtower.

    Ras El Bar Beach



    Ras el bar beach is very beautiful beach.It means "Head of Head".It is located at Mediterranean sea at the mouth of the Damietta river,a distributary of the neil river.It is a resort city in the northeast egypt.About  25,000 permanent residents in the city.From july to september the summer season it is a holiday season ,the population increases 2,00,000.Ras el bar has been called many names since Pharaohs.The Pharaohs called it Mediterranean sea and then Romans called it "The Romans Sea".The beautiful spot where sea could meet a river was called "Be Tamosh" and it is the place between two waves or two seas.




                                
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