Top 7 Ancient Egyptian Places

Place Location Description
Giza Pyramid Complex Giza Plateau Home to the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, the Pyramid of Menkaure, and the Great Sphinx.
Valley of the Kings West Bank of Luxor Contains the tombs of pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt).
Karnak Temple Complex East Bank of Luxor One of the largest religious complexes in the world, dedicated to the god Amun.
Luxor Temple East Bank of Luxor An ancient Egyptian temple complex dedicated to the god Amun, built during the New Kingdom.
Abu Simbel Temples Nubia, near the border with Sudan Two massive rock temples built by Pharaoh Ramesses II to commemorate himself and his wife, Queen Nefertari.
Temple of Philae Agilkia Island in Lake Nasser Dedicated to the goddess Isis, relocated from its original location due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
Temple of Hatshepsut Deir el-Bahari, near Luxor A mortuary temple dedicated to the Pharaoh Hatshepsut, one of the few female rulers of Ancient Egypt.