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Egypt > Abu Simbel (9 files)

Photographs of the Great Temple of Ramses 11 at Abu Simbel and those of his wife's temple of Nefertari with some interior images as well.
Abu Simbel Temple Statues EG02BE37JHP Great Egyptian Temple Ramses Abu Simbel Horus God statues cut into a cliff face on the banks of the River Nile although now by the shores of Lake Nasser viewed from the extreme right hand side from the base of the huge seated pharaoh figures. Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Lake Nasser, River Nile, Nubia, Nubian, Abu Simbel, rock, carved, huge, magnificent, Great Temple, landscape, base, low, upwards, digital, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, temples, daughters, Queen Nefertari, empire, pharaoh, seated, history, antiquity, Burckhardt, Belzoni, sky, archaeology, Egyptology, UNESCO, rescue, artificial, mountain, Kuoni, cruise, cruiseboat, colourful, colorful, colours, colors
Abu Simbel Temple Statues EG02BE36JHP Great Temple Ramses 11 seated statues Abu Simbel Lake Nasser ancient Egypt looking up to where his huge seated statues on the right hand side of the rock cut creation dominate the shores of Lake Nasser Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Lake Nasser, River Nile, Nubia, Nubian, Abu Simbel, rock, carved, huge, magnificent, Great Temple, upright, digital, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, temples, daughters, Queen Nefertari, empire, pharaoh, seated, history, antiquity, Burckhardt, Belzoni, sky, archaeology, Egyptology, UNESCO, rescue, artificial, mountain, Kuoni, cruise, cruiseboat, colourful, colorful, colours, colors
Abu Simbel Temple Ramses EG02BE28JHP Huge Pharaoh Ramesses Great Temple Abu Simbel Egypt looking upwards overlooking the shores of the modern Lake Nasser viewed from the left hand side at the statue's base. Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Lake Nasser, River Nile, Nubia, Nubian, Abu Simbel, rock, carved, huge, magnificent, Great Temple, upright, digital, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, temples, daughters, Queen Nefertari, empire, pharaoh, seated, history, antiquity, Burckhardt, Belzoni, sky, archaeology, Egyptology, UNESCO, rescue, artificial, mountain, Kuoni, cruise, cruiseboat, colourful, colorful, colours, colors
Abu Simbel at Night EG051504JHP Great Temple Ramses Abu Simbel seated statues left hand night lit up for the walk back to the entrance after the nightly light and sound show Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Aswan, Lake, Nasser, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, Abu, Simbel, rock, carved, huge, magnificent, Great, Temple, upright, light, sound, show, night, dark, stars, floodlights, floodlit, spectacular, moving, music, imagery, colourful, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, temples, daughters, Queen, Nefertari, Re-Harakhte, religion, Gods, Ptah, Amun-Re, deified, power, empire, pharaoh, seated, history, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, dam, flooding, UNESCO, rescue, artificial, mountain, holiday, travel, tourism, Kuoni, Sea, cruise, cruiseboat, desecration, damage, colorful, colours, colors
Abu Simbel at Night EG051502JHP Great Temple Abu Simbel seated statues Egyptian light show night lit up for the walk back to the entrance after the nightly light and sound show and taken as you depart the site to the left. Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Aswan, Lake, Nasser, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, Abu, Simbel, rock, carved, huge, magnificent, Great, Temple, landscape, light, sound, show, night, dark, stars, floodlights, floodlit, spectacular, moving, music, imagery, colourful, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, temples, daughters, Queen, Nefertari, Re-Harakhte, religion, Gods, Ptah, Amun-Re, deified, power, empire, pharaoh, seated, history, archaeology, Egyptology, dam, flooding, UNESCO, rescue, artificial, mountain, Kuoni, Sea, cruise, cruiseboat, shattered, fallen
Abu Simbel at Night EG051499JHP Great Egyptian Temple Ramesses 11 Abu Simbel seated statues night lit up for the walk back to the entrance after the nightly light and sound show and taken looking towards the left hand side. Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Aswan, Lake, Nasser, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, Abu, Simbel, rock, carved, huge, magnificent, Great, Temple, landscape, light, sound, show, night, dark, stars, floodlights, floodlit, spectacular, moving, music, imagery, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, temples, daughters, Queen, Nefertari, Re-Harakhte, religion, Gods, Ptah, Amun-Re, deified, power, empire, pharaoh, seated, history, antiquity, Burckhardt, Belzoni, sky, archaeology, Egyptology, graffiti, names, dam, flooding, UNESCO, rescue, artificial, mountain, tourism, Kuoni, Sea, cruise, cruiseboat, desecration, damage, shattered, fallen
Abu Simbel at Night EG051496JHP Great Temple Ramses 11 Abu Simbel Egypt Lake Nasser light show with his seated statues lit up for the walk back to the entrance after the nightly light and sound show and looking at the intact pair on the right hand side. Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Aswan, Lake, Nasser, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, Abu, Simbel, rock, carved, huge, magnificent, Great, Temple, upright, light, sound, show, night, dark, stars, floodlights, floodlit, spectacular, moving, music, imagery, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, temples, daughters, Queen, Nefertari, Re-Harakhte, religion, Gods, Ptah, Amun-Re, deified, power, empire, pharaoh, seated, history, antiquity, Burckhardt, Belzoni, sky, archaeology, Egyptology, graffiti, names, dam, flooding, UNESCO, rescue, artificial, mountain, holiday, travel, tourism, Kuoni, Sea, cruise, cruiseboat, desecration, damage, shattered, fallen
Abu Simbel at Night EG051495JHP Egyptian Temple Ramasses Abu Simbel seated statues night light show lit up for the walk back to the entrance after the nightly light and sound show and viewed from the right hand side. Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Aswan, Lake, Nasser, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, Abu, Simbel, rock, carved, huge, magnificent, Great, Temple, landscape, light, sound, show, night, dark, stars, floodlights, floodlit, spectacular, moving, music, imagery, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, temples, daughters, Queen, Nefertari, Re-Harakhte, religion, Gods, Ptah, Amun-Re, deified, power, empire, pharaoh, seated, history, antiquity, Burckhardt, Belzoni, sky, archaeology, Egyptology, graffiti, names, dam, flooding, UNESCO, rescue, artificial, mountain, holiday, travel, tourism, Kuoni, Sea, cruise, cruiseboat, desecration, damage
Abu Simbel & Crowds EG051515JHP Great Temple Ramses Abu Simbel Lake Nasser Cruiseboat Egypt people view giving a sense of how it might have looked when it originally was on the banks of the River Nile, minus the crowds. Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Aswan, Lake, Nasser, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, Abu, Simbel, rock, carved, huge, magnificent, Great, Temple, landscape, telephoto, crowds, spectacular, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, temples, Queen, Harakhte, pharaoh, seated, history, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, dam, flooding, UNESCO, rescue, artificial, mountain, holiday, travel, tourism, Kuoni, Sea, cruise, cruiseboat, sailing, desert, rocks

Egypt > Aswan in general (1 file)

Images in this gallery relate to Aswan in southern Egypt covering the city, the River Nile and related sites except for more important places such as Philae, The Nubian Museum and Seheil Island Rock carvings.
Aswan Nile Cruise EG949334jhp Aswan Egypt cruiseboat deck swimming pool RA11 Eastmar Promenade Nile in southern Egypt with an array of restaurants, berths for cruiseboats and ferry landing points for trips on the river to hotels, Elephantine Island and Museum, Kitchener Botanical Gardens and trips in feluccas to the Nubian Villages or Cataracts and the western bank with Aga Khan Mausoleum or camel rides into the desert to visit St Simeon monastery. This view is taken from the main top deck of the Eastmar RA11 which was the Egyptian end of the Kuoni package tours which at that time had a berth near the city centre. It was my first trip to Egypt in September 1994 and we had left Edfu after spending nearly a whole morning berthed after the temple trip because of gale force winds and rain storms and the journey south to Kom Ombo was decidedly uncomfortable at times. Arriving in Aswan to blue skies and glorious sunshine was a huge relief and sitting by the pool swept all those grey feelings away. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, River Nile, waterfront, riverside, promenade, esplanade, berths, restaurants, ferry, felucca, sailing, boats, cruiseboats, motorboats, street, gardens, park, landscape, cruiseboat, RA11, swimming, pool, deckchairs, beds, towels, tourists, package, tour, Eastmar, boat, 1994, 35mm, slide, film, Fuji, RDP, Nikon, FM2, manual, scan, scanned

Egypt > Kom Ombo Temple (22 files)

Pictures in this gallery are of Kom Ombo Temple located by The River Nile North Of Aswan
Kom Ombo EG20435jhp Kom Ombo Temple Nile Egypt rare high view Jim Henderson Photo of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG20434jhp Kom Ombo Temple River Nile Egypt rare high view upstream vista of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG20433jhp Kom Ombo Temple Nile Egyptian rare high view downstream overview of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204331jhp Kom Ombo museum blocks Egyptian hieroglyphs beautiful iconic symbols carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, Horus, falcon, God, snakes, bread, symbols, grammar, folded, cloth, three, sprays, means, last, oryx, animal, horns, staff, language, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204330jhp Kom Ombo museum blocks Egypt hieroglyphics many symbols sharp carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, upright, owl, village, crossraods, cross, symbol, circle, three, sprays, legs, means, last, scared, cow, disk, horns, head, infuriated, bull, rage, water, ripple, flowering, reed, legs, backward, ankh, D'jed, eye, basket, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204329jhp Kom Ombo Ancient Egypt hieroglyphics deep cut owl seated woman of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204328jhp Kom Ombo Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs deep cut sharp symbols seated God of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, seated, God, star, ankh, legs, walking, backwards, turnback, retreat, reversed, grammar, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204327jhp Kom Ombo Temple Egyptian hieroglyphics carvings clear symbols owl woman seated of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204324jhp Kom Ombo Temple Egyptian hieroglyphs carved block symbols reed sedge D'jed of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, carvings, language, ibis, Thoth, God, pillar, bundle, noble, seated, revered, mouth, wicker, work, basket, wick, twisted, flax, milk, jug, net, lung, windpipe, grammar, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204323jhp Kom Ombo Temple Egypt hieroglyphs carvings blocks Wadjet Nekhet snake vulture of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, Wadjet, snake, Goddess, Nekhbet, vulture, Two, Ladies, Proectors, Lands history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204322jhp Kom Ombo Ptolemy Temple Egypt wall bas relief carvings detail rear hypostyle hall of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204321jhp Kom Ombo Temple Egypt cleaning restoring umbrella conservation painted reliefs of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204320jhp Kom Ombo Ptolemaic Temple River Nile Egyptian hypostle hall wall columns carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG20437jhp Kom Ombo Ptolemaic Temple River Nile Egypt hieroglyphs column carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204319jhp Kom Ombo sunny Temple Nile Egypt carved column large capitals floral hall of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204318jhp Kom Ombo morning Temple Nile Egypt columns large capitals floral hall carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204317jhp Kom Ombo interior Temple Nile Egypt columned hypostyle hall ceiling supports carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204316jhp Kom Ombo ruined Temple Nile Egypt columned hall ceiling supports carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204315jhp Kom Ombo Temple Nile Egypt columns broken colours painted carvings pylon of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204313jhp Kom Ombo Temple Nile Egyptian columns broken restored painted carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204312jhp Kom Ombo Temple Nile Egyptian hieroglyphs Hathor Ptolemy Horus painted carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204310jhp Kom Ombo Temple River Nile Egypt hieroglyphs hall Sobek Horus carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000

Egypt > Lake Nasser (10 files)

This gallery will contain photos of the sites visited on cruises of Lake Nasser from Kasr Imbrim in the south, Amada, Derr Tomb, Pennuit, El Seboua, Dakka, Maharraka, Qertassi and Kalabsha near Aswan.
Qasr Ibrim EG961471jhp Lake Nasser Egypt Qasr Ibrim ruined fortress buildings stone walls a site also of a Christian Church and later mosque on shores of Lake Nasser, a short sail from Abu Simbel. It once dominated a bend in the River Nile perched on a high bluff but now with the creation of Lake Nasser, is a rather unprepossessing site which is only viewed from the stationary cruiseboat and visited as part of a Lake Nasser cruise. Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Aswan, Lake, Nasser, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, Kasr, Qasr, Ibrim, landscape, Abu, Simbel, rock, island, bluff, flooded, fort, stele, Amenhotep, temple, Taharqa, Romans, Kurds, Turks, Muslims, bishops, church, mosque, Muhammad, pasha, bays, stone, Fung, Salim, Bosnians, ancient, Egyptians, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, dam, flooding, UNESCO, rescue, holiday, travel, tourism, Kuoni, sea, cruise, cruiseboat, scanned, transparency, 645, slide, scan, 1996
Lake Nasser Guide EG961479jhp Lake Nasser Egypt Cruise transfer guide umbrella Nubian tourists shore is another way of visiting Abu Simbel after exhausting the Aswan and Nile cruise options. A greater expanse of water although always within sight of distant rocky outlines it offers hotter temperatures, the chance to spend more time at Abu Simbel and see the Light and Sound Show and a range of additional smaller temples and tombs throughout the 3 day trip. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River, Nile, Lake, Nasser, Nubia, landscape, upright, guide, umbrella, galabea, sitting, tables, people, cruise, cruiseboat, sun, colourful, colorful, water, flags, deck, seats, tables, awning, tarpaulin, cover, horizon, scan, scanned, 645, slide, transparency, 1996, Kuoni, Nubian, Sea, relaxing, relaxed, leisurely, flowers, rail, railing, lifebelt, wake, foam, travelling, sailing
Lake Nasser Cruise EG961533jhp Lake Nasser Egypt Cruise Cruiseboat Deck Visitors Passengers sitting relaxing Nubian Sea is another way of visiting Abu Simbel after exhausting the Aswan and Nile cruise options. A greater expanse of water although always within sight of distant rocky outlines it offers hotter temperatures, the chance to spend more time at Abu Simbel and see the Light and Sound Show and a range of additional smaller temples and tombs throughout the 3 day trip. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River, Nile, Lake, Nasser, Nubia, landscape, sitting, tables, people, cruise, cruiseboat, sun, colourful, colorful, water, flags, deck, seats, tables, awning, tarpaulin, cover, horizon, scan, scanned, 645, slide, transparency, 1996, Kuoni, Nubian, Sea, relaxing, relaxed, leisurely, flowers, rail, railing, lifebelt, wake, foam, travelling, sailing
Lake Nasser Cruise EG961532jhp Lake Nasser Egypt Cruise Cruiseboat Nubian Sea Deck water wake railings blue sky is another way of visiting Abu Simbel after exhausting the Aswan and Nile cruise options. A greater expanse of water although always within sight of distant rocky outlines it offers hotter temperatures, the chance to spend more time at Abu Simbel and see the Light and Sound Show and a range of additional smaller temples and tombs throughout the 3 day trip. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River, Nile, Lake, Nasser, Nubia, landscape, upright, sitting, tables, people, cruise, cruiseboat, sun, colourful, colorful, water, flags, deck, seats, tables, awning, tarpaulin, cover, horizon, scan, scanned, 645, slide, transparency, 1996, Kuoni, Nubian, Sea, relaxing, relaxed, leisurely, flowers, rail, railing, lifebelt, wake, foam, travelling, sailing
Lake Nasser Cruise EG961531jhp Lake Nasser Egyptian Cruise boat Deck water wake railings blue sky is another way of visiting Abu Simbel after exhausting the Aswan and Nile cruise options. A greater expanse of water although always within sight of distant rocky outlines it offers hotter temperatures, the chance to spend more time at Abu Simbel and see the Light and Sound Show and a range of additional smaller temples and tombs throughout the 3 day trip. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River, Nile, Lake, Nasser, Nubia, landscape, sitting, tables, people, cruise, cruiseboat, sun, colourful, colorful, water, flags, deck, seats, tables, awning, tarpaulin, cover, horizon, scan, scanned, 645, slide, transparency, 1996, Kuoni, Nubian, Sea, relaxing, relaxed, leisurely, flowers, rail, railing, lifebelt, wake, foam, travelling, sailing
Lake Nasser Cruise EG961478jhp Lake Nasser Egypt Cruise Cruiseboat Deck Visitors Passengers transfer visiting temple sitting relaxing Nubian Sea is another way of visiting Abu Simbel after exhausting the Aswan and Nile cruise options. A greater expanse of water although always within sight of distant rocky outlines it offers hotter temperatures, the chance to spend more time at Abu Simbel and see the Light and Sound Show and a range of additional smaller temples and tombs throughout the 3 day trip. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River, Nile, Lake, Nasser, Nubia, landscape, upright, transfer, launch, motorboat, sitting, tables, people, cruise, cruiseboat, sun, colourful, colorful, water, flags, deck, seats, tables, awning, tarpaulin, cover, horizon, scan, scanned, 645, slide, transparency, 1996, Kuoni, Nubian, Sea, relaxing, relaxed, leisurely, flowers, rail, railing, lifebelt, wake, foam, travelling, sailing
Lake Nasser Cruise EG961467jhp Lake Nasser Egyptian Cruise Cruiseboat Nubian Sea bow flags horizon is another way of visiting Abu Simbel after exhausting the Aswan and Nile cruise options. A greater expanse of water although always within sight of distant rocky outlines it offers hotter temperatures, the chance to spend more time at Abu Simbel and see the Light and Sound Show and a range of additional smaller temples and tombs throughout the 3 day trip. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River, Nile, Lake, Nasser, Nubia, landscape, upright, bow, front, sitting, tables, people, cruise, cruiseboat, sun, colourful, colorful, water, flags, flagpole, deck, seats, tables, awning, tarpaulin, cover, horizon, scan, scanned, 645, slide, transparency, 1996, Kuoni, Nubian, Sea, relaxing, relaxed, leisurely, flowers, rail, railing, lifebelt, wake, foam, travelling, sailing
Abu Simbel from Lake EG051512JHP Egyptian Temples Ramses 11 Abu Simbel Nefertari Nubian Sea Cruiseboat View Deck starting a Lake Nasser cruise on a particularly hazy morning - the previous day had been blue skies and scorching hot sun Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Aswan, Lake, Nasser, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, Abu, Simbel, rock, carved, huge, magnificent, Great, Temple, landscape, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, temples, daughters, Queen, Nefertari, power, empire, pharaoh, seated, history, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, dam, flooding, UNESCO, rescue, artificial, mountain, holiday, travel, tourism, Kuoni, Sea, cruise, cruiseboat, shattered, fallen, desert, rocks
Abu Simbel Aerial View EG02BE24JHP Aerial Abu Simbel Temple Egypt Finals Approach Landing Lake Nasser offers a fleeting view of the relocated site from the port side windows with cruiseboats at anchor near this huge man made site constructed in the 1960's to rehouse and save Ramses 11 huge rock cut monuments from certain flooding following the building of the Great Dam near Aswan. Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Aswan, Lake, Nasser, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, Abu Simbel, aerial, landing, portside, flying, aircraft, water, berthed, rock, carved, huge, magnificent, Great, Temple, landscape, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, temples, pharaoh, seated, history, sky, archaeology, Egyptology, dam, flooding, UNESCO, rescue, artificial, mountain, holiday, travel, tourism, Kuoni, Sea, cruise, cruiseboat, damage, desert, spectacular
Abu Simbel & Cruiseboat EG051514JHP Great Temple Egypt Ramses Abu Simbel Cruiseboat Foreground Departing Cruise with another arriving from a Lake Nasser cruise on a particularly hazy morning - the previous day had been blue skies and scorching hot sun. Busy in th early morning with coach and aircraft tours arriving from Aswan and Luxor. For cruiseboat tours a quiet period is often around 10.30am and is the time for the best light on the facade - afternoon visits mean the front is in the shade. Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Aswan, Lake, Nasser, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, Abu, Simbel, rock, carved, huge, magnificent, Great, Temple, landscape, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, temples, pharaoh, seated, history, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, dam, flooding, UNESCO, rescue, artificial, mountain, holiday, travel, tourism, Kuoni, Sea, cruise, cruiseboat, sailing, cliff, shattered, fallen, desert, rocks

Scotland > Aerial over UK, Europe and Egypt (6 files)

Photos of views taken from the aircraft window on trips to and from Egypt either over the UK or enroute to Egypt
EG9612811jhp Aerial Alpine Evening Alps mountains rays peaks setting sun aircraft view hazy clouds outward flight for a Kuoni Egyptian package including Nile and Lake Nasser cruise returning to the UK in an Egyptair Airbus on the trip home from Luxor to Heathrow via Cairo. After crossing the Alps it was then usually about sunset time before the long haul down the Italian Adriatic coast across the Mediterranean to Egypt. Keywords: Cairo, London, Heathrow, France, Italy, flying, aircraft, aerial, clouds, desert, Sahara, Egypt, shapes, fascinating, air, high, height, looking, down, cumulus, scattered, random, heat, pattern, surreal, abstract, white, panorama, holiday, 1996, September, outward, bound, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm slide, film, scanned, scan, landscape, upright, Egyptair, Airbus, jet, engine, turbine, window, mountains, Alps, Dolomites, cruiseboat, cruise, tourism, tourist, package, Kuoni, travel, history, antiquity, Egyptology, domestic, international, visitors, holiday, sky, blue, snow, evening, shadows, misty, pastel, dreamy, soaring, Nature, smog, pollution, hazy, polarised
EG9612810jhp Aerial Alpine Evening Alphine mountains sun rays peaks aircraft flying high hazy clouds holiday flight for a Kuoni Egyptian package including Nile and Lake Nasser cruise returning to the UK in an Egyptair Airbus on the trip home from Luxor to Heathrow via Cairo. After crossing the Alps it was then usually about sunset time before the long haul down the Italian Adriatic coast across the Mediterranean to Egypt. Keywords: Cairo, London, Heathrow, France, Italy, flying, aircraft, aerial, clouds, desert, Sahara, Egypt, shapes, fascinating, air, high, height, looking, down, cumulus, scattered, random, heat, pattern, surreal, abstract, white, panorama, holiday, 1996, September, Fuji, RD, 35mm slide, film, scanned, scan, landscape, upright, Egyptair, Airbus, jet, engine, turbine, window, mountains, Alps, Dolomites, cruiseboat, cruise, tourism, tourist, package, Kuoni, travel, history, antiquity, Egyptology, domestic, international, visitors, holiday, sky, blue, snow, evening, shadows, misty, pastel, dreamy, soaring, Nature, smog, pollution, hazy, polarised
EG023524jhp Aerial Sahara Clouds Jumbo aircraft flying Egypt Sahara clouds cumulus desert holiday flight after a Kuoni Egyptian package including Nile and Lake Nasser cruise returning to the UK in an Egyptair Airbus on the trip home from Luxor to Heathrow via Cairo. After crossing the Mediterranean the usual route was along the Adriatic Italian coast crossing the Dolomites and Alps, across France and into Heathrow. This is very similiar to a previous photograph with similiar clouds formations taken the previous year. Keywords: Cairo, London, Heathrow, France, Italy, flying, aircraft, aerial, clouds, desert, Sahara, Egypt, shapes, fascinating, air, high, height, looking, down, cumulus, scattered, random, heat, pattern, surreal, abstract, white, panorama, holiday, 2002, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm slide, film, scanned, scan, landscape, upright, Boeing, Jumbo, Egyptair, jet, engine, turbine, window, mountains, Alps, Dolomites, cruiseboat, cruise, tourism, tourist, package, Kuoni, travel, history, antiquity, Egyptology, domestic, international, visitors, holiday, sky, blue, snow, evening, shadows, misty, pastel, dreamy, soaring, Nature, smog, pollution, hazy, polarised
EG017214jhp Aerial Dolomites Dolomites mountains Italian aircraft wing flying snow topped peaks autumn clouds cumulus holiday flight after a Kuoni Egyptian package including Nile and Lake Nasser cruise returning to the UK in an Egyptair Airbus on the trip home from Luxor to Heathrow via Cairo. After crossing the Mediterranean the usual route was along the Adriatic Italian coast crossing the Dolomites and Alps, across France and into Heathrow. Keywords: Cairo, London, Heathrow, France, Italy, flying, aircraft, aerial, clouds, desert, Sahara, Egypt, shapes, fascinating, air, high, height, looking, down, cumulus, scattered, random, heat, pattern, surreal, abstract, white, panorama, holiday, 2001, October, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm slide, film, scanned, scan, landscape, Boeing, 777, Pratt, Whitney, Egyptair, Airbus, jet, engine, turbine, window, mountains, Alps, Dolomites, cruiseboat, cruise, tourism, tourist, package, Kuoni, travel, history, antiquity, Egyptology, domestic, international, visitors, holiday, sky, blue, snow, evening, shadows, misty, pastel, dreamy, soaring, Nature, smog, pollution, hazy, polarised
EG017213jhp Aerial Dolomites Dolomites mountains Italy aircraft flying high snow topped clouds cumulus holiday flight after a Kuoni Egyptian package including Nile and Lake Nasser cruise returning to the UK in an Egyptair Airbus on the trip home from Luxor to Heathrow via Cairo. After crossing the Mediterranean the usual route was along the Adriatic Italian coast crossing the Dolomites and Alps, across France and into Heathrow. Keywords: Cairo, London, Heathrow, France, Italy, flying, aircraft, aerial, clouds, desert, Sahara, Egypt, shapes, fascinating, air, high, height, looking, down, cumulus, scattered, random, heat, pattern, surreal, abstract, white, panorama, holiday, 2001, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm slide, film, scanned, scan, landscape, Egyptair, Airbus, jet, engine, turbine, window, mountains, Alps, Dolomites, cruiseboat, cruise, tourism, tourist, package, Kuoni, travel, history, antiquity, Egyptology, domestic, international, visitors, holiday, sky, blue, snow, evening, shadows, misty, pastel, dreamy, soaring, Nature, smog, pollution, hazy, polarised
EG017209jhp Aerial Sahara Clouds Luxor aircraft flying high Egypt Sahara clouds cumulus desert holiday flight after a Kuoni Egyptian package including Nile and Lake Nasser cruise returning to the UK in an Egyptair Airbus on the trip home from Luxor to Heathrow via Cairo. After crossing the Mediterranean the usual route was along the Adriatic Italian coast crossing the Dolomites and Alps, across France and into Heathrow. This is very similiar to the next photograph with similiar clouds formations taken a year later. Keywords: Cairo, London, Heathrow, France, Italy, flying, aircraft, aerial, clouds, desert, Sahara, Egypt, shapes, fascinating, air, high, height, looking, down, cumulus, scattered, random, heat, pattern, surreal, abstract, white, panorama, holiday, 2001, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm slide, film, scanned, scan, landscape, Egyptair, Airbus, jet, engine, turbine, window, mountains, Alps, Dolomites, cruiseboat, cruise, tourism, tourist, package, Kuoni, travel, history, antiquity, Egyptology, domestic, international, visitors, holiday, sky, blue, snow, evening, shadows, misty, pastel, dreamy, soaring, Nature, smog, pollution, hazy, polarised

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