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The Ancient World

What's left of the Egyptian, Roman, and Greek empires, including: Ancient Egypt; Roman Philadelphia; Knossos; Greek acropoli and monuments.
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Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- Viewed from the side, the Great Sphinx and the funerary temple of Khafre (Kephren), sit in the foreground with Khafre's pyramid (on the left) and the "Great Pyramid" of Khufu (Cheops, on right) in the background. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; tourist; tourism; Khafre; Kephren; sphinx; "Great Sphinx"; "Great Pyramid"; Khufu; Cheops
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Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- Viewed from the side, the Great Sphinx and the funerary temple of Khafre (Kephren), sit in the foreground with Khafre's pyramid (on the left) and the "Great Pyramid" of Khufu (Cheops, on right) in the background. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com





travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; tourist; tourism; Khafre; Kephren; sphinx; "Great Sphinx"; "Great Pyramid"; Khufu; Cheops

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  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- The three famous pyramids at Giza, surrounded by the "queen's pyramids" and with the remains of the funerary temple of Khafre (Khephren) (featuring the Great Sphinx) are spectacularly illuminated during the famous sound and light show at Giza. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; "Pyramids at Giza"; Cheops; Khufu; Khafre; Kephren; Chephren; Menkaure; Mykerinus; "Queen's pyramid"; Sphinx; "Great Pyramid"; "Great Sphinx"; necropolis; temple; temples; light; night; "light show"; "sound and light"; show; presentation
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- The three famous pyramids at Giza, surrounded by the "queen's pyramids" and with the remains of the funerary temple of Khafre (Khephren) (featuring the Great Sphinx) are spectacularly illuminated during the famous sound and light show at Giza. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; "Pyramids at Giza"; Cheops; Khufu; Khafre; Kephren; Chephren; Menkaure; Mykerinus; "Queen's pyramid"; Sphinx; "Great Pyramid"; "Great Sphinx"; necropolis; temple; temples; light; night; "light show"; "sound and light"; show; presentation
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- The three famous pyramids at Giza, surrounded by the "queen's pyramids" and with the remains of the funerary temple of Khafre (Khephren) (featuring the Great Sphinx) are spectacularly illuminated during the famous sound and light show at Giza. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; "Pyramids at Giza"; Cheops; Khufu; Khafre; Kephren; Chephren; Menkaure; Mykerinus; "Queen's pyramid"; Sphinx; "Great Pyramid"; "Great Sphinx"; necropolis; temple; temples; light; night; "light show"; "sound and light"; show; presentation
  • The Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt -- The famous Egyptian Museum of antiquities in Cairo is flanked outside by ancient statues of long-passed pharoahs. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; antiquities; "ancient Egypt"; "Egyptian Museum"; statue; stone; pharoah
  • The Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt -- The famous Egyptian Museum of antiquities in Cairo is flanked outside by ancient statues of long-passed pharoahs. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; antiquities; "ancient Egypt"; "Egyptian Museum"; statue; stone; pharoah
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- Tourists approach the entrances where for a small fee, you can go inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at Giza. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; Cheops; Khufu;
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- The "second pyramid," the pyramid of Khafre, helps set the scene at the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) (in foreground). © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; Cheops; Khufu; Khafre; Khefren; Chefren; "Great Pyramid"
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- Viewed from one corner, the Great Pyramid (the pyramid of Khufu, or Cheops) looks like an easily climbed staircase. Without perspective, it is hard to see that each "step" is about 3-5 feet tall. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; Cheops; Khufu; "Great Pyramid"
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- A horse-drawn carriage "taxi" waits for a tourist rider in the shadow of the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops). © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; Cheops; Khufu; "Great Pyramid"; "horse-drawn carriage"; cart; carriage; horse
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- Tourists wander around the pyramids under the watchful eye of a Tourism and Antiquities policeman on camel. (The "second" pyramid of Khafre [Kephren] is in the background). © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; Khafre; Kephren; Chefren; "horse-drawn carriage"; cart; carriage; horse; police; camel; tourist; tourism
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- A tourist takes a panoramic view of Cairo, from high on the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at Giza. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; tourist; tourism; Cheops; Khufu
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- A tourist looks down from above on local staff attending their daily routines on the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at Giza. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; tourist; tourism; Cheops; Khufu
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- Locals lead tourists on camel rides near the pyramids at Giza, with the city of Cairo sprawled in the background. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; tourist; tourism; camel; ride; "camel ride"; "camel caravan"; desert; panorama; view; Cheops; Khufu; Khafre; Kephren; Menkaure; Mykerinus; "queen's pyramids"
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- Tourists enjoy the panoramic view of the pyramids and Cairo from the overlook site at Giza. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; tourist; tourism; camel; ride; "camel ride"; "camel caravan"; desert; panorama; view; Cheops; Khufu; Khafre; Kephren; Menkaure; Mykerinus; "queen's pyramids"
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- Cairo serves as the backdrop for the three most famous pyramids, at Giza (viewed from the public overlook viewing site at Giza). © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; tourist; tourism; desert; panorama; view; Cheops; Khufu; Khafre; Kephren; Menkaure; Mykerinus; "queen's pyramids"
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- The Great Sphinx, part of the funerary temple of Khafre (Kephren), sits in front of the processional causeway that leads to Khafre's pyramid, in the background. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; tourist; tourism; Khafre; Kephren; sphinx; "Great Sphinx"
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- The Great Sphinx, part of the funerary temple of Khafre (Kephren), sits in front of the processional causeway that leads to Khafre's pyramid, in the background. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; tourist; tourism; Khafre; Kephren; sphinx; "Great Sphinx"
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- Viewed from the side, the Great Sphinx, part of the funerary temple of Khafre (Kephren), sits in the foreground with the "Great Pyramid" of Khufu (Cheops) in the background. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; tourist; tourism; Khafre; Kephren; sphinx; "Great Sphinx"; "Great Pyramid"; Khufu; Cheops
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- Viewed from the side, the Great Sphinx and the funerary temple of Khafre (Kephren), sit in the foreground with Khafre's pyramid (on the left) and the "Great Pyramid" of Khufu (Cheops, on right) in the background. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; tourist; tourism; Khafre; Kephren; sphinx; "Great Sphinx"; "Great Pyramid"; Khufu; Cheops
  • Giza, Cairo, Egypt -- Tourists leave the pyramids complex at the end of a hot day at Giza. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> travel; vacation; destination; Egypt; Cairo; Giza; pyramids; pyramid; "Pyramids at Giza"; tourist; tourism; desert; panorama; view; Cheops; Khufu; Khafre; Kephren; Menkaure; Mykerinus; "queen's pyramids"; sphinx; "Great Sphinx"; necropolis; temple; "funerary temple";
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