Family of three sitting at base of Sphinx with pyramid behind The pyramids of Giza are perhaps the only true rival to the Great Sphinx when one thinks of ancient Egypt and its architecture EGYPT Giza Cairo area

Egypt, Abu Simbel, The Greater Temple of Ramses II, Four Colossal statues of King Ramesses II near Lake Nasser during the Sound and Light Show.

Statue inside the mortuary temple of Ramses II dedicated to Re Herakhte in the interior of Abu Simbel Great Temple Egypt North Africa

Granite pillar with papyrus decoration and statue in Temple of Amun Re Karnak Egypt North Africa Karnak Temple is the largest temple complex ever built and was gradually enlarged by successive pharoahs over a thirteen hundred year period

Hypostyle Hall Temple of Amun Karnak in Luxor Egypt North Africa Karnak Temple is the largest temple complex ever built and was gradually enlarged by successive pharoahs over a thirteen hundred year period

Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Karnak. Temple of Khons. Sanctuary. Court. Detail of solar altar. Relief of symbols of unified Upper and Lower Egypt Seth and Horus

Temple of the Great Jaguar in the Grand Plaza, Mayan ruins, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peten, Guatemala, Central America

Egypt - Cairo - Ancient Menphis (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). View with pyramids of Menkaure, Queens and Khafre at Giza. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4 (2723-2563 BC)

A Bedouin guide on camel_back overlooking the Pyramids of Giza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Egypt - Cairo - Ancient Memphis (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Saqqara. Funerary monument to king Djoser 'Step Pyramid' and Userkaf Pyramid

A colossal statue of Ramses II sits at the entrance to the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Valley of the Kings. Temple of Hatshepsut at Dayr al-Bahri (Deir el-Bahri)

Pyramids of Mycerinus, Chephren and Cheops at sunset, Giza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Egypt - Ancient Thebes. UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979. Karnak. Relief depicting Thutmose III's plant and animal offerings to god Amon after Syrian campaign. New Kingdom, 1552-1070 BC

Folding headrest in painted ivory decorated with the head of the protective spirit Bes, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Luxor. Temple of Amon. Pylon of Ramses II, 1290-1224 BC. Colossal statues of pharaoh

Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Fortified temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu. Ceiling of colonnaded forecourt

Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Valley of the Kings. Tomb of Seti I. Underworld representation, unfinished. 14th-13th century BC

Statue of Ramses II in summer sun sunshine Karnak Temple Luxor Egypt Africa Karnak Temple is the largest temple complex ever built and was gradually enlarged by successive pharoahs over a thirteen hundred year period

Temple of Re_Herakhte in honour of Ramses II, moved when the Aswan High dam was built, Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Dummy head of the young king, made from stuccoed and painted wood, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa