Posts Tagged ‘Egypt’
Public Telephone in Cairo
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Public telephone in Cairo
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A public telephone with Arabic numbers in Cairo in Egypt
If you want to use this photo of a public telephone in Cairo, go to Alamy.
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Amr Ibn El-Aas Mosque Courtyard
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Amr Ibn El-Aas mosque courtyard in Cairo in Egypt.
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The Mosque of Amr ibn al-Aas also called the Mosque of Amr, Crown of Mosques and the Mosque of Banners was created in AD 642, in the centre of the newly-founded capital of Egypt.
The original structure was the first mosque ever built in Egypt, and by extension, the first mosque on the continent of Africa.
The location for the mosque was the site of the tent of the commander of the conquering army, general Amr ibn al-As.
One corner of the mosque contains the tomb of his son, Abdullah.
Due to extensive reconstruction over the centuries, nothing of the original building remains, but the rebuilt Mosque is a prominent landmark, and can be seen in what today is known as “Old Cairo”.
It is an active mosque with a devout congregation, and when prayers are not taking place, it is also open to visitors and tourists
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Statue of Rameses II at Abu Simbel, Egypt
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Statue of Pharaoh Rameses II dating from the the 13th century BC at Abu Simbel, Egypt
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The great archeological site of Abu Simbel was built during the reign of Pharaoh Rameses II in the 13th century BC as a monument to him and his wife Nefertiti.
It was relocated onto an artificial hill in the 1960s to avoid it being submerged by the artificial Lake Nasser.
This picture shows a detail of one of the four statues of Rameses 11.
The statues depict him moving from youth to age and this is the first and youngest image.
In it he is wearing the double crown of Lower and Upper Egypt.
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Photo Comments:
For many, many years I have wanted to go to Egypt.
I’ve been lucky enough to have seen some of the world’s most famous and not so famous sights but I felt that seeing the ruins of Ancient Egypt was a must.
I was not disappointed.
For this picture I decided to concentrate on close-up detail.
As I was at quite a distance I chose my 70-300 zoom at the long end and made sure that the Image Stabilization was turned on to help me handhold without shake.
As the light was good I was able to keep a fast shutter speed.
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