The Temple of Abu Simbel was strongly desired and built by Ramses II to celebrate his victory against the Hittites at the Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BC.The temple was…
Cairo is the capital of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The city is divided into two areas: to the east the oldest part, to the west a whole new city…
Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut is located under the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari, on the west bank of the Nile a short distance from the Valley of the Kings. The funerary…
Built between 1350 and 180 BC under the mandate of Ramses II, the Temple of Kom Ombo stands on the banks of the Nile, near the town of the same…
St. Peter’s Square with its colonnade frames the largest Basilica in Christianity In these places stood the circus and the gardens of Nero, where many Christians including St. Peter suffered…
The Vatican Museums were founded by Pope Julius II in 1506 and opened to the public in 1771 at the behest of Pope Clement XIV. The Vatican Museums are among…