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Egypt’s oldest monumental building

Long before the Great Pyramid of Giza, ancient Egyptians built something extraordinary—Egypt’s first colossal stone structure ...
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Tuesday inaugurated the International Academy for Architecture and Urbanism (IAAU) in the New Administrative Capital, hailing it as a global hub for ...
Deep beneath an Egyptian temple long battered by wind and salt, archaeologists have uncovered a colossal rock-cut tunnel that ...
When building in dry-stone, Nubians and Egyptians used different techniques to construct walls. Wadi es-Sebua has been used as a type-site for C-Group Nubian settlements. Its exterior wall exhibits ...
Villa Badran. Image Courtesy of Rare Books and Special Collections Library American University in Cairo On the first floor, the private section of the home features an office, two bedrooms, and a ...
The New Kingdom of ancient Egypt was a golden age of architecture and art. A variety of factors combined to make the New Kingdom one of the most creative cultures of the ancient world. The empire that ...
The project was revealed at the Egyptian Economic Development Conference, where SOM explained the plan, which includes creating a city that fits among the natural topography of the area. Ravines that ...
Egypt's minister of antiquities, Mamdouh al-Damaty, has announced plans to move forward with an underwater museum project in the Eastern Harbor area of Alexandria's Abu Qir Bay, according to a report ...
When Isis first arrived on Greek shores in the 3rd century BCE, her new followers had to build sanctuaries appropriate to an Egyptian goddess. In the process of imagining a place for their Greek Isis ...
Pyramids, ancient tombs painted with intricate motifs, and temples whose walls and columns are covered in hieroglyphics—it’s no wonder Egypt has fascinated writers, artists, filmmakers, and architects ...