Ok, I realize that most of my posts have been about Dr. Hawass this week, and I promise the article on the Djoser Pyramid complex is nearing completion. But one does have to wonder why he might have a lovely new post on his blog about the Bent Pyramid at Dashur..
After all, as informative as it is, the new post doesn’t really contain anything new. Of course, he is currently blogging about the pyramids in the vicinity of Dashur. I think I might know why..
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Tags: Bent Pyramid, Black Pyramid, Dashur, Egyptian Tourism, Huni, Meidum, Meidum Pyramid, Memphis Necropolis, Pyramids, Red Pyramid, Snefru, Zahi Hawass
My interview with Zahi Hawass has been posted to Heritage Key!
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Tags: Archaeology, Cairo Museum, Egyptian Tombs, Egyptian Tourism, Forensic Mummy Studies, Giza Plateau, Giza Pyramids, Grand Egyptian Museum, Horemheb, Indianapolis, Islamic Egypt, Ka-Nefer-Nefer, Khufu's Pyramid, Memphis Necropolis, Mummies, National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Nefertiti, Osiris Shaft, Seti I, Suzanne Mubarak Children's Museum, Valley of the Kings, Zahi Hawass
The Seti I replica tomb project, Egyptian rock art, the Guardian Geese of Abusir, and more.
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Tags: Abusir, Akhenaten, Amarna, Archaeology, Cairo Museum, Egyptian Tombs, Egyptian Tourism, Islamic Egypt, Rock Art, Seti I, Valley of the Kings
Built more than 1,100 years ago, the Mosque of ibn Tulun still looks largely the way it did when first constructed, although the entire city that was built around it was destroyed just 26 years later.
The mosque tells the story of a court servant, the son of a Turkish slave, who came to rule all of Egypt and part of Syria. He would rise to declare independence for his kingdom–as well as himself–from those who once owned him. This article will explore the history of Ahmad ibn Tulun and the mosque that bears his name.
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Tags: Abbasid Caliphate, Ahmad ibn Tulun, Al-Qatta'i, Cairo, Egyptian Mosques, Egyptian Tourism, Islamic Egypt, Islamic History, Jabal Yaskur, Mosque of ibn Tulun, Riwaq, Samarra, Ziyada
For seven centuries the Citadel was the seat of Islamic supremacy in Egypt. Like the pharaohs of old, the sultans built magnificent symbols of power and piety, pushed the boundaries of architecture and engineering, and wrote their history in stone and gold. If the pyramids are the most obvious symbols of ancient royalty, the Citadel of Salah al-Din is clearly the emblem of the Muslim dynasties.
This article will take you around the Citadel, behind its walls, and into the heart of its most sacred space.
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Tags: Burg al-Haddad, Burg al-Ramla, Cairo, Cairo Citadel, Citadel of Salah al-Din, Egyptian Mosques, Egyptian Tourism, Islamic History, Lion's Tower, Minaret, Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali Pasha, Muqattum Hills, Saladin
How was the Great Pyramid of Khufu built?
