road to Valley of the Kings |
the tuf-tuf - a noisy tractor dressed up to look like a train - ferries visitors between the entrance and the tombs |
the canyon now known as the Valley of the Kings is a place of death, where nothing grows on its steep, scorching cliffs |
the isolated valley is dominated by the pyramid-shaped mountain of Al-Qurn (The Horn) |
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some 62 tombs have been excavated in the valley, although not all belong to pharaohs |
Tomb of Tutankhamun |
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road to Temple of Hatshepsut |
Temple of Hatshepsut |
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rising out of the desert plain, the Temple of Hatshepsut merges with the sheer limestone cliffs |
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the First Colonnade |
transporting and erecting of obelisks |
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ramp leading up to the Second Terrace |
falcon guarding the Second Terrace |
on the right and at the corner is a fine portico of proto-Doric columns |
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ÆNÀY¯« Sokar »P King Tuthmosis III |
the partly rock-cut, partly freestanding structure is oneof the finest monuments of ancient Egypt |
Third Colonnade |
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hieroglyphic carvings |
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ANUBIS (black dog) - god of ancient Egypt |
胡狼神 Anubis 是木乃伊和陵墓的保護神,經常以胡狼頭人身甚至整頭胡狼出現在陵墓壁畫和陪葬品上。 |
眾神之首阿蒙神 (Amun),在新王國時期和太陽神 Ra 結合而被提升為眾神之王、法老之父,多以頭戴高帽的男性形象出現。 |
scenes of birds being caught in nets |
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in the Hathor Chapel, each of the 12 columns is topped by the goddess' image |
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to be noted are the volutes around the shrine with sun cobras, which seem to anticipate Ionian capital by a thousand years |
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want to take a photo |
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stores lining the road |
Colossi of Memnon |
門農石像,原本是 Amenhotep III 殉葬用的神廟,後來神廟倒塌了,只剩下今天的兩座巨像。 |
daybreak |
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river boat to temples of Luxor and Karnak |
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temples facing the Nile |
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traditional feluccas and modern boats |
Temple of Luxor |
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entrance - a 24m high wall |
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Avenue of Sphinxes |
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some colossal statues of Ramses II |
pink granite obelisk at the back |
Ramses II |
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hieroglyphs of Ramses II on the upper right arm |
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Triple-barque Shrine and the Mosque Abu al-Haggag |
Triple-barque Shrine |
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Mosque of Abu al-Haggag |
Great Court of Ramses II |
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Colonnade of Amenhotep III |
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Court of Amenhotep III |
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Hypostyle Hall - features 4 rows of 8 columns each |
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feast of the annual Opet Festival |
symbol of man-dom ? |
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Temple of Karnak |
神廟的門口是一道 32 米高、15 米厚的城牆,一排獅身公羊頭石像在門外保護著。 |
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進入大門後是一個大院,旁邊是兩座小神廟。這裡最突出的是一支巨大的圓石柱,它高約 21 米,本來共有十支石柱,但今天只剩下一支完整的。 |
還有兩排廢置的獅身公羊頭石像。 |
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通過第二道城牆後,是一座十分宏偉的柱廊大廳,內有 134 根巨大石柱,中間最大的一排高 22 米。 |
每柱直徑 3.4 米,要數人才能合抱。 |
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中間一排的石柱頂上刻有紙莎草 (pyparus) 狀柱頭,柱上亦刻有雕刻。 |
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再往內走,先後可見兩支方尖碑 (obelisk),其中較高一支為女王 Hatshepsut 為阿蒙神而建,高達 29.2 米,是埃及最高的一支。 |
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方尖碑 (obelisk) |
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尼羅河上有很多富有古埃及特色的帆船 felucca |
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豪華郵輪 |
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接載短途客到小島的帆船較小,只有坐位沒有臥位。 |
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