Landmarks & history in Egypt
Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.
palace
Abdeen Palace
monument
Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque
ruins
Abu Mena
archaeological site
Abu Simbel
archaeological site
Abusir Pyramids
monument
Abydos Temple
monument
Aga Khan Mausoleum
old town
Akhmim
monument
Al-Azhar Mosque
church
Al-Muharraq Monastery
old town
Al-Qasr
monument
Amada Temple
ruins
Antinoopolis
monument
Aswan High Dam
archaeological site
Athribis
monument
Bab Zuweila
church
Bagawat Necropolis
old town
Balat
palace
Baron Empain Palace
archaeological site
Beni Hasan Tombs
archaeological site
Bubastis
archaeological site
Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
church
Cave Church of St. Simon
fortress
Citadel of Qaitbay
fortress
Citadel of Saladin
monument
City of the Dead
monument
Colossi of Memnon
old town
Coptic Cairo
monument
Deir el-Hagar
archaeological site
Deir el-Medina
monument
Dendera Temple
ruins
Dimeh al-Siba
old town
Downtown Khedivial Cairo
monument
Edfu Temple
archaeological site
El Kab
old town
El Quseir
archaeological site
Elephantine Island
monument
Esna Temple
monument
Fayoum Waterwheels
archaeological site
Gebel el-Silsila
church
Gebel el-Teir Monastery
archaeological site
Hawara Pyramid
ruins
Hermopolis
monument
Hibis Temple
old town
Islamic Cairo
old town
Ismailia
monument
Kalabsha Temple
ruins
Karanis
archaeological site
Karnak Temple
ruins
Kom El Dikka
monument
Kom Ombo Temple
archaeological site
Lahun Pyramid
archaeological site
Luxor Temple
palace
Manial Palace
ruins
Marina El Alamein
monument
Medinet Habu
ruins
Medinet Madi
archaeological site
Meidum Pyramid
archaeological site
Memphis
church
Monastery of St. Anthony
church
Monastery of St. Paul
ruins
Monastery of St. Simeon
ruins
Mons Claudianus
ruins
Mons Porphyrites
monument
Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
monument
Mosque of Ibn Tulun
church
Naqlun Monastery
ruins
Nawamis
monument
Nilometer of Rhoda
monument
Obelisk of Heliopolis
palace
Old Cataract Hotel
fortress
Pharaoh's Island
ruins
Philae Temple, Aswan
monument
Pompey's Pillar
old town
Port Said
fortress
Qasr El-Ghueita
ruins
Qasr Ibrim
ruins
Qasr Qarun
archaeological site
Qubbet el-Hawa
monument
Ramesseum
church
Red Monastery
old town
Rosetta
church
Saint Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai
archaeological site
Saqqara and Dahshur
archaeological site
Sehel Island
archaeological site
Serabit el-Khadim
archaeological site
Speos Artemidos
monument
SS Thistlegorm Wreck
bridge
Stanley Bridge
monument
Suez Canal
monument
Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifai Mosques
archaeological site
Tanis
archaeological site
Tell el-Amarna
monument
Temple of Hatshepsut
monument
Temple of Seti I at Qurna
archaeological site
The Pyramids of Giza
archaeological site
The Valley of the Kings
archaeological site
Tombs of the Nobles
archaeological site
Tuna el-Gebel
monument
Unfinished Obelisk
archaeological site
Valley of the Queens
church
Wadi El Natrun
monument
Wadi es-Sebua
ruins
Wadi Hammamat
ruins
Wadi Mukattab
church