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The pharaonic monuments of Egypt
are so many and so important that is hard to talk about them in
just few words. In Memphis is the King Tuthmosis III`s sphinx of
alabaster as well as the Ramses II`s gigantic statue. The statue
is made from limestone, has a length of 13 meters and a weight
of 120 tons. This statue is considered the most beautiful of all
Ramses II`s representations. Other pharaonic monuments are in
Saqqara, such as the pyramid of Unas, which was the 5th
Dynasty’s last pharaoh. The Serapeum has a length of many
hundred meters, in contains the Apis` tombs. In the vicinity of
the Serapeum is the Circle of the Creek Philosophers, where are
statues of Pindar, Plato, Pythagoras and Heraklites. Among the
pharaonic monuments are the mastabas (tombs) of the pharaohs and
nobles from which we mention the Kagemni`s tomb, with mural
relief like the scenes of the bird haunting. The Mereruka`s
mastaba has 33 rooms; inscriptions that portrays scenes of the
everyday life are on the on the walls. The animals` veterinary
treatment is one of the most important scenes. With no doubt,
the most representative pharaonic monuments are the pyramids.
Situated at 10 kilometers from Cairo, the pyramids of Giza
comprise the Great Pyramid, the Second Pyramid, the Third
Pyramid and the Sphinx. The Great Pyramid was made by Cheops,
around 2650 BC. It has a height of 137 meters and its base has
230 meters square. About 2.5 million stone blocks were used to
build the pyramid. The Second Pyramid was made by Kephren, has a
height of 136 meters, a simple interior and two entrances. The
Third Pyramid was made by Menkaure and it has 62 meters. The
Sphinx is 20 meters high. |
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