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. |