Temple of Ramses II

August 20, 2010 Posted by admin

For the Nile Ramses II temple, called a number of temples in Egypt, the most discount nfl jerseys imaginative one. Temple built 3,300 years ago – or rather a “cut” because the whole temple was not built by earth and rock, but hewn out of rock in itself is a huge and exquisite sculptures. 1964-1968, due to the construction of the Aswan Dam from the Nile river flooded up, under the auspices of UNESCO, the temple was cut into more than 2000 pieces, each number, more than 200 meters away from where the site put together reduction, and built a rockery to cover it.
Temple for the Nile, is the elevation up to 20 meters for the four huge Ramses II statue, of which one is the overall cut, existing in the British Museum. In his knee and also around the block next to a small statue, his wife and children were. The four pillars of the role of both statues, supporting the 30-meter-high temple.
The main part of cheap ghd straighteners the temple is a 60-meter-long rectangular hall, 16 statues arranged in two rows about the same all Ramses II himself, painted the walls are covered with the powers of Ramses II, murals and relief . The end of the hall is a stone chamber as the altar, four statues sitting side by side, namely, the god of darkness, the sky god, Ramses II and the sun god himself. Openly shown themselves equally between the gods, this probably is not any king there had been a bold move. All the signs are there that, this temple to worship the sun god so much built as it is to reflect the Pharaoh as a god-like supremacy.
A near-miracle of the temple known phenomenon. Each year on February 21 and 21 October (two days of registration is very Ramses II and the birth date) of the sunrise, from the door will be launched into the sun inside the temple through the hall 60 meters long, direct St. the altar of god, but never left the dark exposure to the most god, he was destined to forever hidden in the dark. The compact design that modern people can not help but beats after the removal of the temple, because the angle calculation is not precise enough, the sun shining into the time delay of the day, the angle is not as accurate a.
Note: you can take pictures inside the temple, but prohibit the use of flash.

Philae Temple

August 19, 2010 Posted by admin

Philae is the one in the Nile south of Aswan dam in the island, built the original temple on the island. British construction of jewelry necklaces the Aswan Dam in 1902, the flooded Philae Island, visitors can only see out of the water by boat from the temple and the temple pillars. In 1980, the Egyptian government decided to transfer the island to another island, the monuments, but also its original appearance.
Philae Temple, there are currently found in the last hieroglyphic inscriptions, and some vivid relief (pictured), here is a wealthy memorial of the god Hathor and Isis the god of fertility and so on. Goddess Isis is said to have a million names, not discount sunglasses only in charge of her fertility, or the God of all the asylum, so highly respected by the ancient Egyptians.
There are many travel agencies will organize Aswan to Philae all-inclusive travel, you can also take a taxi or motor boats to their own.

Aswan Dam

August 12, 2010 Posted by admin

Aswan Dam, built as early as 1898-1902, for irrigation and power generation. 60’s, the dam can not meet the land needs of irrigation swarovski fashion jewelry and power supply, so the Egyptian government in the old 6 km upstream of the dam began to build now, completed in 1971. At present, the dam’s generating capacity to ensure that most of the country’s electricity needs.
Aswan High Dam 111 m, 3830 m long, 40 meters wide, will cut off the Nile, so that back up the river 500 km to form a water storage capacity of 164 billion cubic meters of artificial lake – Lake Nasser. It can put down the flood, store enough surplus water with a few years. 80 Nile Basin have a serious drought, famine in Sudan and Ethiopia, jewelry necklaces but because of Egypt have survived in this Dam.
Dam observation deck for watching the eastern end of a dam and water landscapes.

Aswan

August 11, 2010 Posted by admin

Aswan is the major city in southern Egypt, located 900 kilometers south of the capital Cairo, the supra skytop Nile east coast, is the door to the south of Egypt. Aswan was the history of African trade in goods distribution center, because the Nile on the rocks this transport interrupted, all the goods by water to go up to the land. Aswan in the air hot and dry, is the world-famous winter resort, it combines the peace of the East Africa for a vibrant atmosphere and vitality, can be completely relaxed, physically and mentally. Here, both ancient remains, but  nike air jordan shoes also the results of modern civilization, the world’s seventh largest dam – construction of the Aswan Dam on the Niger near here …

Egypt

August 10, 2010 Posted by admin

Egypt is an ancient civilization with seven thousand years of history, and the Yellow River in China, cheap nfl jerseys the Ganges River in India, Mesopotamia Babylon with the four ancient civilizations in the world. Mother River Nile is Egypt, Egypt’s oldest civilization Originated from Nile River, it has brought Egypt’s irrigated agriculture developed, rich in cotton, rice, wheat, corn, etc., in which long-staple cotton production and export volume ranks first in the world 1. Level ghd hair straighteners of industrialization in Egypt at the forefront in Africa, its per capita GDP in African countries in an upper level. Moreover, Egypt is still a great tourist area. The beautiful Nile, the ancient Egyptians to us …

City Hall

August 8, 2010 Posted by admin

Radhus built in 1950, is a castle-style architecture. It has a modern history of Norway Norwegian artist painted a huge mural theme. This air jordan shoes online red brick building was built to celebrate the city of Oslo was built 900 years, the layout for the concave shape, surrounded by a large number of sculptures, showing the various aspects of Norwegian life.
10 December each year anniversary of Nobel’s death the day the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony held here. City Hall Plaza, formerly known as Pipervika is sightseeing bus tour of the places of departure and other fashion jewelry tour groups, many airlines are concentrated here. Square near the Bi Gedi region, is visiting Oslo Fjord Coast suburbs and parking and departure of vessels. Many museums are also concentrated here, City Hall Plaza, a ferry up.

Oslo Cathedral

August 7, 2010 Posted by admin

Oslo Cathedral was built in AD 1694, it took about a century to complete, 19,20 century Shiyou After some renovation. cheap ghd straighteners Norway’s state religion – Evangelical Lutheran cathedral on this center, its bronze doors are the Year 1938, the famous Norwegian sculptor Dagfin Werenskiold the design of internal church organ in Germany, from 6000 tube made of flower market in front of the church, the church behind the Norwegian King Christian IV’s statue. supra footwear The scale of today’s city of Oslo is the foundation he laid. Outside the church there is a row of built in 1841 ~ 1858 Basarhallene antique shops.

Aken repair Firth city

August 6, 2010 Posted by admin

Aken repair Firth as a city in 1300, built by the Haakon V, the current building is 17th century converted by the Christian IV. Aken repair Firth castle between 1905 and 1963 was designated as cultural property. When foreign dignitaries visit the banquet held here.

National Theatre

August 5, 2010 Posted by admin

National Theatre is to have more than one century history of the nation’s largest theater.
Theater before the door stood two figures, as the left is the playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828 ~ 1906), the right is the people’s literature authors. Two 4-year-old with a difference, but each other competitors, the two works have been loaded onto the National Theatre stage. Visits by appointment.

Palace

August 4, 2010 Posted by admin

King Harald of Norway Royal Palace is the office to. It is located at a high, is opposite the main streets downtown – Karl Johan Street. Around the palace is the 330 acres of woodlands and parks, through there may have been a public road leading to the downtown business district. The construction of this palace was first used by King Carl XIV put forward. In 1823, a Danish officials and lawyers von Springs Road, has been appointed as the Chief Architect, and in 1825 held a groundbreaking ceremony. However, plans were revised several times, until the project was completed in 1848, it was just in time for the new King Oscar I and his cheap ghd Empress Josephine of France off bit enthronement.
In normal days, when King Harald at the palace in time, will be flying over the palace from the Royal Lion red flag. If the flag has a triangular piece missing, it means that time is not in the palace online jewelry stores where the king, Crown Prince Haakon temporary replacement as the head of state.