pyramids of gebel barkal Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/pyramids-of-gebel-barkal Thu, 03 Nov 2016 13:53:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Khartoum Map Tourist Attractions http://travelsfinders.com/khartoum-map-tourist-attractions.html http://travelsfinders.com/khartoum-map-tourist-attractions.html#respond Thu, 03 Nov 2016 13:53:34 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=209187 Egyptian Revival, Cavetto Cornice, Vulture Wings and Cobras, Auteuil Another very popular form of Egyptian architecture in the cemetery is the obelisk, which is representative of a ray of sunlight. Obelisks were first seen in Egypt during the time of the Old Kingdom, approximately 2650-2134 B.C. The earliest excavation of an obelisk, dated around 2500 B.C. is at Abu Ghurob. It was a massive, fairly squat, pyramidal structure set upon a high plinth and was the focal point of the sun temple. During the time of the Middle Kingdom, approximately 20401640 B.C. obelisks made of single slabs of Aswan granite

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