An Egyptian Photo Album

The Monuments

The Pyramids

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A camel relaxes near the Pyramid of Cheops, also known as the Great Pyramid.
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Camels await their passengers at the pyramids on the Giza plateau.
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The Sphinx stands watch over the tombs of the pharaohs.
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The pyramids of Saqqara loom in the distance. The Step Pyramid, the first such structure built in Egypt, is at far right.

The Citadel & Alabaster Mosque

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The Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali.
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The Alabaster Mosque.

Abu Simbel

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The Great Temple of Ramesses II.
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The Great Temple of Ramesses II.
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For scale, note the author at lower right.
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The Small Temple at Abu Simbel.

Thebes

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A statue guarding the entrance to the Luxor Temple.
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The Avenue of the Rams leading up to the temple complex at Karnak.
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The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
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The Colossi of Memnon.

Everyday Scenes

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The ships of the desert in their natural surroundings
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Feluccas on the Nile.
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Come on in, the water's fine.... but a little oily.
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Shark Reef at Ras Mohammed on the southern tip of the Sinai. One of the best scuba sites in the world.
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Why is it called the Red Sea when it's so blue?
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Quitting time in the Office District of Cairo.
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Traffic on the highways.

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