Related Antiquities of ancient Egypt Egyptian pharaonic monuments Pharaonic monuments of Egypt The most important monuments of Pharaonic Egypt Contents 1 Pyramids and terraces 2 Sphinx statue 3 Abu Simbel Temple 4 Karnak Temple 5 Hatshepsut Temple 6 King Tutankhamun's tomb 7 References Pyramids and terraces The Egyptian pharaohs era 3,000 years ago BC their nobles were buried under the so-called terraces, which are clay rectangular buildings and flat roofed, and these rooms or buildings contain what is believed to be a person after the death in the other life, and the pharaoh commissioned Djoser his prime minister, Imhotep By building the first pyramids in the year 2620 BC, this idea came from Djoser's desire to provide a royal cemetery different from the previous tombs of burial, and the pyramid was built by building a terrace and then providing it with layers of small stones until the top of the pyramid called Saqqara pyramid, as well as It is considered the Great Pyramid, or the pyramid of Khufu in Giza The Seven Wonders of the World, which was built in 2550 BC. [1] Volume 0% Sphinx This statue is located near the Great Pyramid in Giza, and it is a huge statue made of limestone, and its length reaches 73 meters, and its height is 20 meters, and the Sphinx is embodied in the form of a human head, the body of a lion, and on the other hand, the Sphinx has
importance Spiritual among ancient Egyptians, it embodies an important legend of Egyptian fictional myths, and it is mentioned that the Sphinx resembles the pyramid of Khufu, and therefore it is believed that the son of Pharaoh Khufu built the Sphinx to commemorate the death of his father. [2] Abu Simbel Temple The Temple of Abu Simbel is located at the end of the Nile River in the south of Egypt, and it consists of a group of temples, and its front entrance is characterized by its inscriptions and decorations. It is called Abu Simbel, the Swiss explorer Burckhardt has indicated the location of the temple, which made the temple be named after him, and the construction of Abu Simbel is considered a symbol of power in ancient Egypt . [3] Karnak Temple The name Karnak has been called on this temple since the seventeenth century by explorers of Europe, but in the seventh century AD, during the Arab rule of Egypt the name was called Karnak, which is derived from another word in the sense of the fortified village, and the name came in relation to the overcrowding of Imran in The region, and it is worth noting that the Temple of Karnak is the same as the Temple of Amun in the past, and Amun is a god worshiped by the ancient Egyptians, and they honored him by establishing the temple that was considered one of the greatest religious places and the largest in the world. [4] Hatshepsut Temple The Temple of Hatshepsut is located in the Thebes region of Karnak, and includes a large statue of Amenhotep I, and this temple dates back to the fifteenth century BC, and is made of limestone, [5] As for Hatshepsut, it is the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth family during the period of the modern kingdom. Although traditions did not allow a woman to be a pharaoh, she was the first ruling woman in Egypt, and Hatshepsut was considered one of the most successful kings in the history of the Egyptians, and her name was removed from her temples and monuments after her death, and it is most likely that Tuthmosis the Third was the one who did this. verb. [6] The tomb of King Tutankhamun The tomb of King Tutankhamun is considered the smallest tomb of the Pharaohs, and this is due, according to the account of the Egyptian scientist Nicholas Reeves, that the tomb was intended for the mother of Queen Tutti Nefertiti, where the royal tombs differed from the kings at the time, they were designed to the right of the entrance, but it is believed that the death of the young king Surprisingly, he was buried in Nefertiti cemetery, although there is no clear evidence for this
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