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Photographs of the three Giza pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Sphinx, temples, Solar Barque museum and western cemetery mastabas, including the Light and Sound Show night views.

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Khafre Pyramid EG076604JHP
Khafre Chephren Giza Pyramid Tura Limestone Outer Casing Shining White topping the second largest structure on the Gizah plateau built by Pharaoh Chephren around 2500BC seen from the Great Pyramid of Khufu.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, pyramid, royalty, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, gigantic, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, framed

Khafra Valley Temple EG02625JHP
Valley Temple Interior Causeway Entrance Exit Alabaster Floor Giza Limestone at the base of the 550m causeway from Khafre Pyramid at Giza and giving access to the most usual way of viewing the Sphinx through this structure of huge limestone and granite blocks and roof supports. Once there would have been 23 diorite statues of the king standing by each column but only one survives in the Cairo Museum.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, upright, Khafre, Chephren, pyramid, mortuary, causeway, Valley, Temple, entrance, granite, red, lined, blocks, limestone, alabaster, floor, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, slide, scanned

Giza Vista EG02921JHP
Egyptian Sphinx Giza Panorama Khufu Great Khafre Pyramids Approach Valley Temple, somewhat of an enigma, but most likely carved out of an outcrop as an inspirational homage to the Pharaoh Khafre some 2500BC whose pyramid is directly behind it, although some attribute it to the previous Khufu who built the first and Greatest Pyramid. This huge prone lion figure with a human face faces the east to the rising sun and the modern day Cairo and is a very popular destination for the thousands that visit the Giza plateau and here viewed from the most accessible point on causeway from Khafre Pyramid to his Valley Temple.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Giza, Sphinx, pyramid, Khafre, Chephren, Khufu, Cheops, Great, soft, erosion, limestone, Valley, Temple, causeway, landscape, vista, lion, paws, face, nemes, headdress, enclosure, excavation, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, slide, scanned, morning

Giza Vista EG02920JHP
Egyptian Sphinx Giza Valley Temple Khafre Pyramid Vista Approach Photograph, somewhat of an enigma, but most likely carved out of an outcrop as an inspirational homage to the Pharaoh Khafre some 2500BC whose pyramid is directly behind it, although some attribute it to the previous Khufu who built the first and Greatest Pyramid. This huge prone lion figure with a human face faces the east to the rising sun and the modern day Cairo and is a very popular destination for the thousands that visit the Giza plateau and here viewed from the most accessible point on causeway from Khafre Pyramid to his Valley Temple.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Giza, Sphinx, pyramid, Khafre, Chephren, Menkaure, Mycerinus, soft, erosion, limestone, Valley, Temple, causeway, landscape, vista, panorama, lion, paws, haunch, face, nemes, headdress, enclosure, excavation, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient

Giza Valley Temple EG0299JHP
Valley Temple Interior Limestone Blocks Columns Floor Alabaster Photo Inside at the base of the 550m causeway from Khafre Pyramid at Giza and giving access to the most usual way of viewing the Sphinx through this structure of huge limestone and granite blocks and roof supports. Once there would have been 23 diorite statues of the king standing by each column but only one survives in the Cairo Museum.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, upright, Khafre, Chephren, pyramid, mortuary, causeway, Valley, Temple, entrance, granite, red, lined, blocks, limestone, alabaster, floor, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, slide, scanned

Giza Tourists EG076684JHP
Giza Pyramids Southern Aspect Cairo Visitors Tourists Desert Hazy in the far distance and a favourite coach stop and photo call from the hundred’s of thousands of tourists who came every year to see these wonders of the ancient world. Left to right there is the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Turah limestone capped Khafre Pyramid and to the right the smaller of the three, that of Menkaure with its distinctive three small Queen's pyramids by its side.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, pyramid, royalty, burial, tombs, Khufu, Cheops, Khafre, Chephren, Menkaure, Mycerinus, Queens, pyramids, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, capped, desert, sand, crowds, visitors, tourists, photocall, hazy

Giza Pyramids EG0263JHP
Khafre Pyramid Tura limestone outer casing Great Pyramid Gizah Plateau the former built by Pharaoh Chephren around 2500BC. To the right is the Great pyramid and viewed from the south near the modern Islamic cemetery.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, pyramids, Islamic, Cemetery, south, Khafre, Chephren, Khufu, Cheops, Great, wall, bricks, sand, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, slide, scanned

Giza Khafra Pyramid EG0262JHP
Khafre Pyramid Desert Giza Sand Stones Low Angle Tura Limestone Casing topping the second largest structure on the Gizah plateau built by Pharaoh Chephren around 2500BC seen from the sandy desert floor.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, upright, pyramid, tomb, Khafre, sand, low, viewpoint, Chephren, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, gigantic, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, slide, scanned

Giza Khafra Pyramid EG0261JHP
Khafre Chephren Egyptian Pyramid Low Angle Stones Sand Foreground with its remains of the Tura limestone outer casing topping the second largest structure on the Gizah plateau built by Pharaoh Chephren around 2500BC seen from sandy desert.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, pyramid, royalty, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, gigantic, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, low, viewpoint, sand, slide, scanned

Giza Khafra Causeway EG02627JHP
Khafre Chephren Ancient Egyptian Causeway Pyramid Temple Stone Photo at the base of the 550m causeway looking to his Pyramid at Giza from the Valley temple and giving access to the most usual way of viewing the Sphinx through this structure of huge limestone and granite blocks and roof supports. Once there would have been 23 diorite statues of the king standing by each column but only one survives in the Cairo Museum.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, upright, Khafre, Chephren, pyramid, mortuary, causeway, Valley, Temple, entrance, granite, red, lined, blocks, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, slide, scanned

Giza Eroded Tomb EG0269JHP
Limestone Extreme Erosion Giza Temples Mastabas Tombs Sand Pitted Photograph between the Valley Temple of Khafre and The Tomb of Queen Khentkawes at Giza but showing the power of Nature to undo all the huge ancient constructions of the Egyptian builders.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, south, wall, sand, soft, geology, mastabas, temples, limestone, erosion, wind, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, slide, scanned

Giza Eroded Pillars EG0267JHP
Ancient Egypt Great Pyramid View Extremely Eroded Limestone Columns Photo amongst the southern mastabas and temples near the Tomb of Queen Kentkawes and showing the power of Nature to undo even the greatest achievements of ancient man.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, upright, Great, Pyramid, south, wall, sand, soft, geology, mastabas, temples, pillars, limestone, erosion, wind, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, slide, scanned

Giza Solar Boat EG076666JHP
Solar Boat Museum Giza Wooden Reconstructed Tied Ropes Hull Interior photo is housed in an air-conditioned custom built building on the south face of the Great Pyramid of the Pharaoh Khufu over the boatpit in which this reassembled kit sailing boat from around 2500BC was discovered in the 1950’s. During construction analysis of the mud found on the wood sections suggests it sailed on the River Nile; the sections are tied together and it measures 43 metres long.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Giza, Great, Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, museum, landscape, Solar, Barge, Barque, boat, wood, cedar, hull, construction, detail, restored, rebuilt, reassembled, sections, kit, rope, tied

Giza Solar Boat EG076665JHP
Solar Boat Museum Giza Wooden Hull Reconstructed Tied Oars Cabin is housed in an air-conditioned custom built building on the south face of the Great Pyramid of the Pharaoh Khufu over the boatpit in which this reassembled kit sailing boat from around 2500BC was discovered in the 1950’s. During construction analysis of the mud found on the wood sections suggests it sailed on the River Nile; the sections are tied together and it measures 43 metres long.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Giza, Great, Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, museum, landscape, Solar, Barge, Barque, boat, wood, cedar, oars, hut, hull, deck, restored, rebuilt, reassembled, sections, kit, rope, tied

Giza Solar Boat EG076664JHP
Solar Boat Museum Giza Barque Deck Cabin Wooden Oars Interior is housed in an air-conditioned custom built building on the south face of the Great Pyramid of the Pharaoh Khufu over the boatpit in which this reassembled kit sailing boat from around 2500BC was discovered in the 1950’s. During construction analysis of the mud found on the wood sections suggests it sailed on the River Nile; the sections are tied together and it measures 43 metres long.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Giza, Great, Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, museum, upright, Solar, Barge, Barque, boat, wood, cedar, oars, hut, hull, deck, restored, rebuilt, reassembled, sections, kit, rope, tied

Giza Solar Boat EG076659JHP
Solar Boat Museum Giza Egyptian Pharaoh Burial Wood Oars Cabin Deck Hull is housed in an air-conditioned custom built building on the south face of the Great Pyramid of the Pharaoh Khufu over the boatpit in which this reassembled kit sailing boat from around 2500BC was discovered in the 1950’s. During construction analysis of the mud found on the wood sections suggests it sailed on the River Nile; the sections are tied together and it measures 43 metres long.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Giza, Great, Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, museum, upright, Solar, Barge, Barque, boat, wood, cedar, oars, hut, hull, restored, rebuilt, reassembled, sections, kit, rope, tied

Giza Solar Boat EG076658JHP
Solar Boat Museum Giza Hull Oars Cabin Construction Visitors Inside is housed in an air-conditioned custom built building on the south face of the Great Pyramid of the Pharaoh Khufu over the boatpit in which this reassembled kit sailing boat from around 2500BC was discovered in the 1950’s. During construction analysis of the mud found on the wood sections suggests it sailed on the River Nile; the sections are tied together and it measures 43 metres long.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Giza, Great, Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, museum, landscape, Solar, Barge, Barque, boat, bow, wood, cedar, oars, hut, hull, restored, rebuilt, reassembled, sections, kit, rope, tied

Giza Solar Boat EG076650JHP
Solar Boat Museum Giza Ancient Egyptian Burial Barque Cabin Wood is housed in an air-conditioned custom built building on the south face of the Great Pyramid of the Pharaoh Khufu over the boatpit in which this reassembled kit sailing boat from around 2500BC was discovered in the 1950’s. During construction analysis of the mud found on the wood sections suggests it sailed on the River Nile; the sections are tied together and it measures 43 metres long.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Giza, Great, Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, museum, upright, Solar, Barge, Barque, boat, wood, cedar, oars, hut, cabin, hull, restored, rebuilt, reassembled, sections, kit, rope, tied

Giza Solar Boat EG076649JHP
Solar Boat Museum Giza Wooden Cabin Roof Construction Carved Photo is housed in an air-conditioned custom built building on the south face of the Great Pyramid of the Pharaoh Khufu over the boatpit in which this reassembled kit sailing boat from around 2500BC was discovered in the 1950’s. During construction analysis of the mud found on the wood sections suggests it sailed on the River Nile; the sections are tied together and it measures 43 metres long.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Giza, Great, Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, museum, landscape, Solar, Barge, Barque, boat, wood, cedar, hut, cabin, construction, detail, restored, rebuilt, reassembled, sections, kit, rope, tied

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