The Pyramid of Khufu also called Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt, and is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that survives substantially intact. It is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and constructed over a 14 to 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC. The Great Pyramid was the ... Read More
Posted By Traveler On Tuesday, February 16th 2010 In ADVENTURE, AFRICA, ARTICLES, DESTINATIONS, WEDDING & HONEYMOON TRIPS | Tags: ADVENTURE, Cairo, Desert, dynasty, Egypt, Giza, Great, Guide, Nile, Pyramid, Sahara, tomb, Tours, TRAVEL, Travels |
The Pyramid of Khufu also called Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt, and is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that survives substantially intact. It is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and constructed over a 14 to 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC. The Great Pyramid was the ... Read More
Posted By Traveler On Sunday, November 15th 2009 In ADVENTURE, ARTICLES, ASIA, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL | Tags: ADVENTURE, Beijing, Buddha, China, dynasty, Forbidden City, holiday, holidays, hotel, Imperial palace, palace, tourist, TRAVEL, vacation |
Constructed on the site of a palace dating to Kublai Khan and the Mongol Yuan dynasty, the Ming emperor Yongle established the basic layout of the Forbidden City between 1406 and 1420. The grandiose battalions of laborers and crafts workers – by some estimates there may have been up to a million of them – to build it.
The palace lay at the heart of the Imperial City, a much larger, walled enclosure reserved for the use of the emperor and ... Read More
