Egyptian DaysHoughton Mifflin, 1912 - 329 pages |
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Page 26
... important asset of the country . It is now proposed to add fifteen feet more to the height of this barrage , which will prob- ably mean the final destruction of the temples at Philæ , already sadly damaged and flooded , to say nothing ...
... important asset of the country . It is now proposed to add fifteen feet more to the height of this barrage , which will prob- ably mean the final destruction of the temples at Philæ , already sadly damaged and flooded , to say nothing ...
Page 36
... important highways that diverge from this vicinity . The street already mentioned is , perhaps , the most important to start with . It runs north 36 EGYPTIAN DAYS.
... important highways that diverge from this vicinity . The street already mentioned is , perhaps , the most important to start with . It runs north 36 EGYPTIAN DAYS.
Page 37
... important streets lead westward from it to- ward the river . These are the Sharia Boulac , with its tram line , which leads to the Ghezireh ferry and the new bridge soon to be completed ; the Sharia Magh- rabi and the Sharia Manakh ...
... important streets lead westward from it to- ward the river . These are the Sharia Boulac , with its tram line , which leads to the Ghezireh ferry and the new bridge soon to be completed ; the Sharia Magh- rabi and the Sharia Manakh ...
Page 42
... importance . Within , the building gives more the impression of a palace than a mosque . It is carpeted with thick rugs , and heavy curtains are hung all about . Great chandeliers depend from the roof , and daylight filters down from ...
... importance . Within , the building gives more the impression of a palace than a mosque . It is carpeted with thick rugs , and heavy curtains are hung all about . Great chandeliers depend from the roof , and daylight filters down from ...
Page 57
... importance in all the mosques of the western district , and gradually that side of the court was amplified and extended , quite overshadowing the others , which became of very small importance in planning the shrine . But still the ...
... importance in all the mosques of the western district , and gradually that side of the court was amplified and extended , quite overshadowing the others , which became of very small importance in planning the shrine . But still the ...
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Abydos Amenhotep Amenhotep III Ammon Ammon-Ra ancient appears Arabs Assiut Assuan backsheesh bank bazaars Beni Hassan body building Cairo camel carved cemetery chapel Cheops Citadel cliffs colossi columns Copts court dead decoration delightful Dendera desert donkey doubtless dragoman Dynasty Edfû Egypt Egyptian erected Esneh eternal face feet feluccas Ghizeh gods Greek Hassan Hatasu Hathor Horus huge hypostyle hall impressive Isis Karnak Khephrên king KOM OMBO land later lofty Luxor magnificent massive mastaba mastaba tomb Memphis midst miles modern Mohammed monarchs monument mortuary mosque Mouski mummy native Nile once Osiris passed Pharaoh Philæ Professor Ptolemaic pylon pyramids Rameses Rameses II Ramesseum Raschid ride river rock ruin sacred Sakkâra sands seems seen Seti shrine side sort sowaheen Sphinx spot steamer stone street Taiyah tarbush temple Thebes thing Thutmosis Thutmosis III tion to-day towers valley visitor walls worship