December 3, 2008, 2:17 pm
 Make this page Home page   Add to Favorites  
worldy.info home





Search page by tag: pyramid

 The Great Sphinx of Egypt

Country: Egypt
City: Cairo
The Great Sphinx of Egypt In a depression to the south of Chephren's pyramid sits a creature with a human head and a lion's body. The name 'sphinx' which means 'strangler' was first given by the Greeks to a fabulous creature which had the head of a woman and the body of a lion and the wings of a bird. The sphinx appears to have started in Egypt in the form of a sun god. The Egyptian sphinx is usually a head of a king weari ...

 Musee du Louvre

Country: France
City: Paris
Musee du Louvre Located in Paris, the Louvre is one of the largest palaces in the world and, as a former residence of the kings of France, one of the most illustrious. It exemplifies traditional French architecture since the Renaissance, and it houses a magnificent collection of ancient and Western art. The Palace The first Louvre was a fortress built at the beginning of the 13th century by Philip II Augustus t ...

 Savaii Island

Country: American Samoa
City: Paris
Savaii Island Savaii Island is one of the most down to earth destinations in the South Pacific. Here you'll find a great range of sights from volcanic craters and lava tubes, rain forest canopy walks, blowholes and some lovely beach settings alongside traditional Polynesian villages which are even more laid back than on Upolu. Savaii is in fact the largest of the Samoan Islands and ranks the largest Polynesian ...

 The Pyramids of Giza

Country: Egypt
City: Giza
The Pyramids of Giza Between about 2700 and 2200 BCE, the Egyptian rulers began building the giant pyramids that many people have seen on postcards or in the movies. These pyramids were like huge gravestones for kings and queens. The Egyptian builders used the most rare and interesting stones they could find to make the pyramids' chapels and statues. These stones often came from far away. The Egyptians brought red gr ...

 The Sphinx of Giza

Country: Egypt
City: Giza
The Sphinx of Giza The Sphinx of Giza is a symbol that has represented the essence of Egypt for thousands of years. Even with all of the pictures that we see of the Sphinx, nothing can really prepare you for the time that you finally see the Sphinx with your own eyes. Here's a look at the Sphinx that will give you a hint of what you can expect to see if you visit Egypt. Carved from the bedrock of the Giza plateau, ...

©2007 Worldy.info. All right reserved.
 
 
 
The maps and flags images are National Geographic™ Society property.
Weather information is provided by Weather.com™
The news are provided by European Breaking News Channel