Egypt

CNN: The wonders of Egypt

 
The Pyramid fields from Giza to Dahshur is one of the seven wonders of the world, and remains the only one of the original list still in existence.
 
 
The site includes the Great Sphinx of Giza, built during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafra.
 
 
 
Tourists on the Nile River on the East Bank of Egypt's ancient city of Luxor. Nile cruises have consistently ranked among Egypt's most popular attractions.
 
 
The Luxor Temple complex includes the ancient mortuary sites of Tutankhamun and Ramesses II.
 
The sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun displayed in his burial chamber in in the Valley of the Kings.
 
 
The temple of Abu Simbel, south of Aswan, near the Sudan border. The mighty monument was carved from rock in the 13th century BC.
 
 
The Temple of Karnak, Luxor, is a site of ancient royal burials and religious pilgrimages.
 

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