Pyramids, ancient tombs painted with intricate motifs, and temples whose walls and columns are covered in hieroglyphics—it’s no wonder Egypt has fascinated writers, artists, filmmakers, and architects ...
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Egypt’s oldest monumental building

Long before the Great Pyramid of Giza, ancient Egyptians built something extraordinary—Egypt’s first colossal stone structure ...
Villa Badran. Image Courtesy of Rare Books and Special Collections Library American University in Cairo On the first floor, the private section of the home features an office, two bedrooms, and a ...
The New Kingdom of ancient Egypt was a golden age of architecture and art. A variety of factors combined to make the New Kingdom one of the most creative cultures of the ancient world. The empire that ...
When building in dry-stone, Nubians and Egyptians used different techniques to construct walls. Wadi es-Sebua has been used as a type-site for C-Group Nubian settlements. Its exterior wall exhibits ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. My father is Egyptian and my mother is Danish; both doctors, they met in the 1990s in Copenhagen where I grew ...
2022/2023 Egyptian Architecture and Interior graduates, This is the FIRST EVER talent fair for Egyptian Graduation Projects. The fair aims to showcase innovative and creative ideas, connect ...
Sir John Soane was fascinated by Egyptian architecture, but dismayed by the popularity of Egyptian-inspired motifs in fashionable decoration. ‘The Egyptian mania has spread further: even our furniture ...