Aswan high dam, unfinished Obelisk, Temple of Philae 009

High dam, unfinished Obelisk, Temple of Philae

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June 4th 2010
Busy day today, but come to think of it, what day isn't? Today we went to the granite quarry where there still remains an unfiinished Obelisk. As they were carving it out of the granite it developed a couple of cracks. One of our stops was the new dam, not much to see but it was interesting. We then went to a Temple on Elephant Island. This is one of several temples that have had to be moved due t ... read more

Africa » Egypt

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more