Egyptomania

The City of the Dead unveils more treasures. Saqqara, located to the Southwest of Cairo, had always been one of the main cemeteries in Memphis. As old as civilized times, Saqqara housed the remains of the earliest dynastic kings, to the proximity of 3,100 B.C. This makes Saqqara about 5,120 years old (or older) to the best of our knowledge. Saqqara may be most prominently known for the Great Funerary Complex of Djoser. Beneath its dry sands, it holds numerous treasures just as fascinating as the ground level architectural masterpiece. It also houses later Pyramids such as the Pyramids of Unas and Userkaf . Saqqara held the title of "The Land of the Dead" for many ancient centuries, only to be (almost) paralleled by the Valley of Kings and Queens much later in Ancient Egyptian history. The new discovery in the Necropolis of Saqqara can only testify to its ever persistent importance. So, what did the Egyptian mission find? Three 10-12 metres deep burial shafts were uncovered.

 A meeting point of the khedivate and monarchic eras, the Mohammed Ali Palace in Manial stands witness to the political shifts in the tides of Egypt. Muhammad Ali palace is one of the most beautifully unique palaces in Egypt. It belongs to prince Muhammed Ali Tawfiq, the second son of Khedive Tawfiq , and the brother of Khedive Abbas Hilmi II. The construction of the palace began in 1903 AD and the land of the palace was chosen by Prince Muhammed Ali himself to be a marker of 20th century Egypt. The prince who never made it to kingship chose a very calm location for his palace, a place where he could relax and enjoy the beauty of nature. This land was an island of Manial El Rawda on the shore of the Nile in the Shubra area, extending to Al-Haj lake.  Mohammed Ali Tawfiq, forever a Prince. Photo Attribution: Rais67, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons What makes this palace a unique architectural masterpiece? Prince Muhammed Ali des