Egypt Photos



The temple at Edfu, Southern Egypt. This entrance is 79m wide and 36m high.
The temple at Edfu, Southern Egypt. This entrance is 79m wide and 36m high.

I took this while riding a camel through the Sahara.
I took this while riding a camel through the Sahara.

One of our camel guides, Western Desert, Sahara.
One of our camel guides, Western Desert, Sahara.

The Great Temple (the funerary complex of Ramses II), Abu Simbel, Nubian desert, Southern Egypt, 1250's B.C.<br>Twice a year, in late March and September (the vernal and autumnal equinoxes resp.), a ray of sunlight penetrates<br>the 65 metres between the entrance and the shrines and bathes Amon-Ra and Ramses II in light.
The Great Temple (the funerary complex of Ramses II), Abu Simbel, Nubian desert, Southern Egypt, 1250's B.C.
Twice a year, in late March and September (the vernal and autumnal equinoxes resp.), a ray of sunlight penetrates
the 65 metres between the entrance and the shrines and bathes Amon-Ra and Ramses II in light.

The Great Temple, a close-up.
The Great Temple, a close-up.

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All photos copyright © Andrew White Created: 19 Nov 2001
Most photos taken by Andrew White Updated: 26 Nov 2008