Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. The Great Pyramid, built for Pharaoh Khufu, is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one to remain largely intact.
Mentuhotep II’s tomb is the earliest mortuary temple showing the pharaoh enacting ceremonies for the deities instead of just receiving offerings from them.
Building began around 1995 BCE. The temple complex at Dendera is quite large, boasting a basilica, two birth houses, a sacred lake, and other temples and shrines.
Building began around 1971 BCE. Karnak is an ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the eastern bank of the Nile River, home of current day city of Luxor.
Built between 1264 - 1244 BCE. Built on the west bank of the Nile River, the site of Abu Simbel is one of the most recognizable ancient sites in Egypt.
Built ca. 1352 BCE. Amenhotep III reigned for nearly four decades. His reign was marked by prosperity, political stability, and the creation magnificent complexes.
Thutmoses III’s Mortuary Temple and Hatshepsut’s magnificent temple (built between 1479 and 1465 BCE), which was modeled on nearby Mentuhotep’s older temple.
Dating back to 1392 BCE. Schwaller de Lubicz offers that this magnificent temple is an encyclopedia in stone of what the ancient Egyptians knew of humanity and the universe.
395 CE - 642 CE. Christianity came to Egypt during this period. The Egyptian Christians, called Copts, maintained many pagan traditions of ancient Egypt.
Fortified between 1176 and 1183 CE by Muslim ruler Saladin to protect Egyptian Muslims from the Crusaders, The Citadel sits atop a hill overlooking Cairo.