EGYPT ~ Temple of Luxor - UNESCO ~

... Great views of a complex of architectural wonders ... a monument in the heart of the modern town... this temple might be the greatest testament to why Luxor has earned its nickname, “The World’s Largest Outdoor Museum”... it is is also unique among Egyptian monuments, because unlike many other sites, the temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship, and remains so to this day... with matching obelisk stamp👍... one of a former pair of obelisks remained in front of the Luxor Temple... the other obelisk was given to France in the 19thC, and can now be seen in the Place de la Concorde in Paris... Thanks a lot Farah!!¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE on the site of the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes.

The temple was commissioned by the pharaoh Amenhotep III  but like most structures and monuments of the ancient world, it was added to and developed by later rulers, including Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Rameses II, who between them added columns, statues, friezes and, after Akhenaten destroyed his father’s cartouches, he installed a shrine to Aten. There is even a shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great.

Much of Luxor Temple was covered with sand and debris for hundreds of years until the French Egyptologist Gaston Maspero began re-excavating the complex in the late 19thC. By the 1960s much of Luxor Temple had been reclaimed for preservation and display, but some adjacent parts of the original temple complex had since been built over and absorbed into the modern city of Luxor.

Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis was declared a World Heritage Site in 1979.The inscribed area includes the two great temples of Karnak and Luxor on the east bank of the Nile, and the Necropolis on the west bank.

Stamps:

Statue of Pharaoh Seostris III
(Issued 30-06-2002)

Obelisc of Ramses II
(Issued 25-05-2002)

EGYPT ~Sphinx - Giza - UNESCO ~

...Wonderful postcard of probably  the most famous monumental statue in the world and an iconic symbol of Ancient Egypt...and the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that is still standing... Thanks once more Karolin!!

The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone 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.

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). It is the largest monolith statue in the world,  a massive 73,5m long , 2o,22m high and  6m wide.

This site was inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1979.

Stamps:

Egyptian Art
(Issued 25-05- 2002-2005)


Definitives - Pharaohs
(Issued 07-10-2013)

EGYPT ~Sharm El Sheikh ~

 Deep-blue sea, desert landscape and mountains all in one picture...it makes it the most popular scuba diving and tourist destination in Egypt and the Red Sea, "The jewel of the Sinai"...Thanks a lot David!!
 (see his great blog here:Postcard A world travel)


With nice stamp:
World Post Day
(Issued 09-10-2013)

Sharm el Sheik is situated on the Southern tip of the Sinai peninsula, Egypt. With the Red Sea on one side and the mountains of Mount Sinai on the other.

 Sharm el  Sheikh is the administrative hub of Egypt's South Sinai Governorate which includes the smaller coastal towns of Dahab and Nuweiba as well as the mountainous interior, Saint Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai.

FINLAND ~International Postcard Week ~

My first great postcard from the first ever "International Postcard Week" with my first fantastic cheerful postcrossing stamp^^...a big "underwater" smile...thanks soooo much Kati for sharing one of your passions with me!!


With really sweet stamp:
From a set of 4:
(Issued 09-09-2013)

Diving in Red Sea - Ras Burg (18m.) - South Sinai - Ras Mohammed National Park.
Diving in the turquoise water of the Red Sea, a hidden secret,is considered by most scuba divers as the best in the world. It is one of the most popular places in the world to dive and snorkel due to the amazing diversity it has to offer.

EGYPT ~Giza-Boat of the Sun~

Received cards from three Continents today! :-)
All so different but really interesting views... Amsterdam, the capital of Holland in Europe (a neighbouring country, we even speak the same language: dutch).
A beautiful historic artifact from Egypt a North African country and a UNESCO card from Indonesia a South Asian country!! And again all with such nice stamps...GREAT!!!


The boat on this card was discovered next to the largest of the pyramids of Giza, the one called Khufu. The boat is believed to have carried the body of the pharaoh Khufu on his last journey on earth before he was buried inside the pyramid.

EGYPT

Ras Mohammad is a national park in Egypt at the southern extreme of the Sinai Peninsula, overlooking the Gulf of Suez on the west and the Gulf of Aqaba to the east.In 1983, the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency established the area as a marine reserve for the protection of marine and terrestrial wildlife.

EGYPT ~Tell el-Fara'un~

EGYPT ~Tell el-Fara'un~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

From Salma. Tell el-Fara'un is the site of a large mound in the north-eastern Delta, known as the ancient Egyptian as Imet. The outlines of a large enclosure can still be seen, wich once contained a mudback temple dedicated to the goddes Wadjet.

EGYPT ~Tutankhamun

EGYPT ~Tutankhamun
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

From Salma. Burial chamber in the Tutankhamun tombe;its the only decorated chamber in the tombe who was discoverd in 1922.

EGYPT ~Giza-Unesco site~

EGYPT ~Giza-Unesco site~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

From Salma. This complex of ancient monuments is located some 8km inland to the desert from the old towwn Giza on the Nile.

EGYPT ~The Hieroglyphic Alphabet~

EGYPT ~The Hieroglyphic Alphabet~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

From Salma. Ancient Egyprian A.B.C..

EGYPT ~Cairo~

EGYPT ~Cairo~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

From Trupti. Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, the largest in the Arabic world and Africa's most popular.The Alasbaster Mosque-Painting from Bawit 7C-Rehotep&Nefret(Cario Museum)

EGYPT ~Tutankhamen's Treasures~

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EGYPT ~Tutankhamen's Treasures~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

From Salma. Though small and unimpressive, Tutankhamen's Tomb is probably the most famous, due its late discovery.(1922) All the objects are now housed in the Egyptian museum in Cairo.

EGYPT ~Saqqara~

EGYPT ~Saqqara~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

From Salma. Sakkar is an ancient burial ground, it covers an area of around 7km by 1,5km and is best known for the "Step Pyramid" the oldest of Egypts 97 pyramids

EGYPT ~Tutankhames Treasures.

EGYPT ~Tutankhames Treasures.
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

From Salma. The funeral mask of Tutankhames was made in the traditional form of the god Osiris. The small tomb vontained hundreds of objects, many richly decorated and coverd in gold that would be needed by the King in his aferlife.

EGYPT ~Red Sea~

EGYPT ~Red Sea~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

From Salma. Egypts Red Sea coast runs from the Gulf of Suez tot the Sudanese border.

EGYPT ~Red Sea~

EGYPT ~Red Sea~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

From Salma. The Red Sea is a salt water inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa an Asia and is the world's most northern tropical sea.

EGYPT ~Map~

EGYPT ~Map~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

From Selma. Egypt along the Nile.