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Bibliotheca Alexandrina

in Architecture by SNØHETTA ()
contributed by 2 Jordi Ber, 4 January 2009
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. It is both a commemoration of the Library of...

Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

in Architecture by Senenmut ()
  contributed by 2 Jordi Ber, 25 August
The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut is situated beneath the cliffs at Deir el Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. Designed by the architect Senemut, the...

Great Pyramid of Giza

in Architecture by unknown ()
contributed by 2 Jordi Ber, 23 August
The Great Pyramid of Giza (also called the Khufu's Pyramid, Pyramid of Khufu, and Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now...