Sunday, February 22, 2009

Mysterious Egypt

The most mysterious land of the earth . . . Egypt is always very popular due to its extra ordinary wonders . . . like great pyramids, history of Pharaohs, River Nile, giant size statues . . . . each and every wonder has a mysterious history.

Of the seven wonders of the world, the famous pyramids located in Giza, near the city of Cairo, Egypt, are the only ones remaining nearly intact. No one could solve the mystery that how Egyptian archetects constructed those pyramids?. How did they joint the heaviest slabs hundreds feet above.


Great Pyramid of Khufu & Statue of Sphinx

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The Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza and more than 4000 years old, the

Great Sphinx of Giza is the most famous emblem of ancient Egypt.


Bent Pyramid

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The Bent Pyramid, constructed in Egypt during the reign of King Sneferu (2575

BC - 2551 BC), was constructed in two stages, In the first stage, the architects

built the walls at an angel of 55 degrees. Then they encountered structural

problems and flattened the angle to 43 degrees. The pyramid's unusual shape

gave it its name.


Step Pyramid

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The Steop Pyramid of King Djoser was built during

the 3rd Dynasty at Saqqarah, Egypt. It was designed

by the architect Imhotep. The pyramid was the first

monumental royal tomb and is one of the oldest

stone structures in Egypt.


I am really unable to understand how these great pyramids were constructed and how Egyptians learnt to create that much organized system in these pyramids?. How . . . ???. The best construction companies of the world still can't claim to create that kind of pyramids with a most organized system in it although they have lots of latest facilities to construct better buildings than before . . . . Not only the pyramids but also the giant size status of Egyptian Gods and Pharoahs. These are really amazing. clip_image004


Great Statues of Abu Simbel's Temple

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In about 1250 BC Ramses II, Pharaoh of Egypt, built two sandstone

temples at Abu Simbel in southern Egypt. This picture of the entrance

doorway to the site's main temple shows four seated statues of Ramses II.


Giant Size Statue in Luxor Temple

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Thebes, the ancient capital of Egypt, was the site

of the Luxor Temple, shown here. It was also the

site of the tombs for the pharaohs, known as the

Valley of the Kings. The contemporary city of

Luxor, on the east bank of the Nile River,

occupies part of the site of ancient Thebes.


The temples of various Egyptian Gods are still showing the glory of great era of Pharoahs. No doubt all the temples are also a wonderful example such as great pyramids. clip_image007


The Temple of Amon Ra

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The hypostyle hall at the Temple of Amon in Karnak, Egypt, has more than

100 columns, each more than 20 m (70 ft) heigh. The hall was built during

the reign of Ramses II in the 1200s BC.


Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Amon at Karnak

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This ancient temple at Memphis, Egypt, was dedicated to the worship of Isis,

the ancient Egyptian Goddess of Fertility and Motherhood.


Great Temple of Abydos

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Built on the banks of the Nile River, the city of

Abydos was the burial place of most Egyptian

kings from 2920 to 2649 BC. Shown here is

the Great Temple of Abydos, constructed

during the reign of Seti I, from 1306 to 1290

BC.


Temple at Al-Karnak, Egypt

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The group of temples at Al Karnak were built over a period of approximately

1500 years. Some of the most important additions were made by Thutmose

III, who ruled Egypt during the 1400s BC. Hieroglyphs discovered on the

temple walls record the events of Thutmose's numerous military campaigns

in Asia and Africa by which he greatly expanded the Egyptian empire.


Temple at Luxor

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The ancient Egyptian temple at Luxor on the east bank of the Nile River

was built to honor the Gods. It was begun in the 1200s BC and was

added on to by each succeeding dynasty. The use of colossal statues

and obelisks was standard for all Egyptian temples at that time. This

temple was connected to the temple at Al Karnak by a street about

3.5 km (2 miles) long, lined with hundreds of Shpinxes. Once a year

the image of the God Amon was transported by barge from Al

Karnak to Luxor as part of a huge festival.


Temple of Hathor

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Construction of the Temple of Hathor at

Dandarah, Egypt, began in the 1st century

BC. The huge sandstone complex is one

of the best preserved remains of ancient

Egypt.


Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut

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Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt reigned in the

1400s BC. Her funerary temple is near the

valley of Kings, in present-day Luxor.


Many supernatural events are very popular about pyramids and about temples. And the ancient Egyptian Gods are also very popular like Amon Ra, Isis, Hotud, Anubis . . .


Horus (God of Sky, Light and Goodness)

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Worshiped throughout ancient Egypt, Horus was the God

of Sky, light and goodness. He is often depicted as a

falcon or with a falcon's head. Pharoahs were associated

with Horus.


Isis (Goddess of Motherhood & Fertility)

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In Egyptian mythology, Isis is the Goddess of Motherhood

& Fertility. She is shown in this relief sclupture at the Chapal

of Osiris in the temple of King Seti I at Abydos. Isis worship

lasted until the 6th Century AD, when the last temples were

closed following the widespread adoption of other religions.


Osiris and Anubis

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Egyptian mythological figure Osiris lived in the fabled underworld

as the ruler of the dead. He is shown here (center) with the jackal

-headed Anubis, another God of the Dead. This depiction dates

from the 18th dynasty in Egypt (1550-1307 BC) and is in the

Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy.


The most amazing wonder of Pharoahs was mumification. They used to preserve the dead bodies of died Pharoahs and these are still in good condition. Again I am wondering how Egyptians learnt preservation of dead bodies?. Who taught them?.  clip_image018


Egyptian Mummy

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The ancient Egyptians are believed to be the first

people to practice embalming, in which a dead body

is artificially preserved to retard the decaying process.

The Egyptians believed that it was necessary to

preserve a body in order to allow the soul to survive.

Ancient embalming methods included covering the

dead body with carbonate of soda and injecting

natural substances such as balsamic herbs into its

cavities before wrapping the corpse with cloths,

creating a mummy. Today embalmers use prepared

chemical substances to preserve a body for funereal

viewing and the prevent the spread of infection.


Egyptian Mummy from the Roman Period

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A gilded plaster and pasteboard mask covers the mummified remains

of a young man who was entombed some 2000 years ago in a vast

burial ground near Egypt's Bahariya Oasis. The hairstyle, with its tight

rows of curls, shows the influence of Roman traditions, while other

icons on the mask are clearly Egyptians. This mummy belongs to a

large trove discovered in 1999.


Anubis and the Mummy

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The ancient Egyptians believed that their God of the Dead, Anubis, was the

inventor of embalming. This piece of art shows the jackal-headed Anubis

preparing a mummy. It dates from 1314-1200 BC.


who taught them . . . may be such jackal headed creatures taught Egyptians and may be they also taught them how to build pyramids, how to construct giant size statues, how to create amazingly organized systems in pyramids and temples . . . and may be such kind of animal headed creatures were ALIENS . . . may be they came from a different planet . . . may be they chose Egypt for teaching these technologies therefore Egypt was a super power in its ancient era . . .


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