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Title: Egypt
Post by: Mahanaj on October 03, 2011, 11:07:12 AM
The gigantic façade of Ramses II temple represents four colossal seated figures of Ramses. The façade is 119 feet wide, 100 feet high, and the statues are each 67 feet high. The façade door leads to the interior of the temple is a 185 feet long man-made rock cave that leads to a series of halls and rooms.
(http://en.egypt.travel/uploads/header/image/abu-simbel-temple.jpg)

The most remarkable feature of the temple of Abu-Simbel is that the construction is oriented in a way that twice a year, the morning sun rays shine through the length of the inner temple cave and illuminate the statues of the four gods seated at the end of the cave.
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Post by: Mahanaj on October 03, 2011, 03:20:08 PM
The Great Sphinx of Giza (Arabic: أبو الهول‎ Abū al Hūl, English: The Terrifying One), commonly referred to as the Sphinx, is a statue of a reclining or couchant sphinx (a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head) that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt.

It is the largest monolith statue in the world, standing 73.5 metres (241 ft) long, 6 metres (20 ft) wide, and 20.22 m (66.34 ft) high.[1] It is the oldest known monumental sculpture, and is commonly believed to have been built by ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom during the reign of the pharaoh Khafra (c. 2558–2532 BC).


(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Great_Sphinx_of_Giza_-_20080716a.jpg/800px-Great_Sphinx_of_Giza_-_20080716a.jpg)

Source: Wikipedia
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Post by: Yousuf.Chy on October 04, 2011, 12:31:15 PM
Very interesting information and beautiful pictures.
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Post by: sethy on October 05, 2011, 01:13:04 PM
 We know that Egypt is an ancient civilization. And there are many historical places to visit. Thank u for ur valuable post. 
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Post by: samiha sultana on October 20, 2011, 11:17:56 AM
History of ancient Egypt is always an attractive topic for me.Your field of interest is appreciating.


Samiha

Lecturer
Department of Textile.
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Post by: baset on October 26, 2011, 09:11:18 PM
Life in ancient Egypt was centered largely on agriculture. The majority of the people were involved in farming, and the growing season lasted eight-nine months. Wheat, fruits and vegetables were the principal crops, although there was some pastoral farming of cattle, sheep, or goats. Farmers in ancient Egypt worked to reach a level of subsistence so that they could feed themselves and pay their taxes. During the annual flooding of the Nile, which typically lasted from July through November, farming was impossible. But when the waters receded, a thick layer of fertile silt over the farmlands remained to insure rich soil for their crops and thick grasses for their grazing animals.
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Post by: shahina on March 07, 2012, 11:15:50 AM
This was unknown to me
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Post by: mominur on March 07, 2012, 12:10:59 PM
Informative post.
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Post by: nusrat-diu on March 07, 2012, 03:20:31 PM
Wonderful Egypt!
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Post by: arefin on March 07, 2012, 04:54:26 PM
Thanks for sharing historical heritage of Egypt.