Ancient Egyptian Locations

Cairo offers an incredible selection of shopping, leisure, culture and nightlife. Commercial lines of the famous Khan el-Khalili souk, (or bazaar) largely unchanged since the 14th century, to modern air-conditioned centers displaying the latest fashions. All the riches of the East is here – particularly good purchases are spices, perfumes, gold, silver, carpets, brass and copperware, leather, glass, ceramics and mashrabiya.
Luxor has often been called the greatest museum in the world to open, as indeed it is and much more. The number and preservation of the monuments in the Luxor area are unparalleled anywhere else in the world we know. In fact, what most people think of as Luxor is really three different areas, consisting of the City of Luxor on the east bank of the Nile, the town of Karnak just north of Luxor and Thebes, which the ancient Egyptians called Waset, located on the west side of the Nile across from Luxor.

Egyptian temples were almost always located at a point of some interest in religion, and often oriented in the direction of another important religious. But according to God, or place, or any other number of factors point location and orientation can be very different even another nearby temple.However, on a practical level, the building was often located near urban centers, major roads, or resources. For example, special resources were needed for Osireion in the temple of Seti I at Abydos.

The original Temple of Osiris was built by Seti I, who came to power 29 years after the fall of the regime of Akhenaten. Seti wished to restore belief in the traditional gods and so built this temple to show his devotion. The path leading to the temple had two courts and a pylon, which were built by Ramses II.How these courts and pylon were placed at the entrance of the illusion inclined upwards. Unfortunately, this entry has been largely destroyed. The facade of the temple is now 12 rectangular pillars, covered with sacred pictures welcoming Osiris, Isis, and Horus.

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