Old egypt

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"If you want to see the modernity of Paris, the magic of Vienna, and the ancientness of Istanbul, visit Cairo" a European historian once said.

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Detail from a Fishing Scene, Tomb of Qenamun (TT93). Reign of Amenhotep II. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1427-1400 BC. Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, West Thebes.

Khan el-Khalili, once known as the Turkish bazaar during the Ottoman period, is now usually just called the 'Khan'

[EGYPT 29407] 'Ramses III in the tomb of Amenherkhepshef.' This coloured relief portrays Ramses III in the tomb which was made for his son prince Amenherkhepshef, who was a royal scribe and commander of the cavalry. The tomb (QV 55), in which Amenherkhepshef was actually never buried, can be found in the Valley of the Queens on the Westbank at Luxor. Photo Mick Palarczyk and Paul Smit.

1900s Egypt

DGJ_4721 - Unified Egypt Color Palette

We could play a game here to start off. I could show you a series of ten vintage photographs and you guess which ones were taken in Paris and which ones were taken in Egypt. And to make it interesting, let’s say you get 2 seconds per photo to decide. Ready? Okay go – from…

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