A glimpse into the African titan’s past as well as the DNA double-helix to the country it became, a voyage down this storied ...

Seven wonders within the Grand Egyptian MuseumThe world’s largest archaeological museum, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), is ...

Three tombs 'made by pure Egyptian hands' have been found in the archaeological site of Dra Abu el-Naga on the Luxor West ...

Commissioning magnificent buildings and statues, obelisks and temples gave pharaohs ... Pharaohs - particularly Hatshepsut and Ramesses II - used this power of information to its full capacity ...

On to the adjacent Hatshepsut temple – where there are ... we visited the site of the Unfinished Obelisk – an impressive lump of cracked (and therefore useless) hewn granite.

Continue to the West Bank in Luxor, where you’ll explore the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens, and the majestic Temple of Queen Hatshepsut ... Unfinished Obelisk, and the stunning ...

The obelisk of Thutmose I (r. circa 1504-1493 B.C.) is on the right, and that of his daughter, Hatshepsut (r. 1479-1458), on the left. One of Cleopatra’s Needles, a 224-ton Egyptian obelisk ...

Hatshepsut proved herself a capable ruler, quelling rebellions in far parts of the country’s empire, sending trade expeditions to the exotic land of Punt on the east African coast, and building ...

Even obelisks can be covered for damage or loss ... who held the top job. Head of Hatshepsut (c. 1507-1458 BC) fifth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.Credit: Getty Images In fact, more ...

including the obelisk at Karnak Temple. She also preferred peace to military expeditions and wars, conducted trade through peaceful diplomacy, and led Egypt to become a nation of peace and prosperity.