The Map of Ancient Egypt

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The Giza Necropolis is located where you can see the three small triangles that represent the pyramids.

Just under that the great city of Cairo is situated. It has great marvels that changed the direction of Architecture.

The three small rectangles that look like a temple represent the Temple of Ur.

Furthermore the city of Alexandria was also very famous for its Lighthouse and the Great library in later stages. 

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Giza Necropolis

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The Giza pyramids and others are thought to have been constructed to house the remains of the decreased Pharaohs who ruled over the great civilized ancient Egypt. Most construction theories are based on the idea that the pyramids were built by moving huge stones/mud-brick from a quarry and transporting those stones so that they could be lifted and placed into place. The pyramids are made out of mud-brick however was developed and made with stone in later stages. It was constructed so that it has an underground floor to store the tombs and treasure of the Pharaohs to show respect to them. It took 400,000 men 20 years to build.

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Types of columns in Ancient Egypt

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The Egyptians always liked to decorate their buildings. One of the ways that they done it is that they made columns and made they really colourful so that they would stand out. They usually made columns like a plant to make the building more green and beautiful. However in the later stages of the Egyptian period the Egyptian civilization invented a new idea and made capitals with faces of gods and goddess to praise and show respect to them. In the later history of Architecture columns were one of the most important inventions that changed the world of architecture. 

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Ancient Egyptian Architecture

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The Nile valley (River Nile) has been one of the most influential and miraculous civilizations know to architecture, which developed a vast range of miscellaneous structures and buildings. Around about the 3rd Century BC the Egyptians started their own architectural style and started to build temples out of stone instead of mud-brick. They often illustrated figures of men, gods, kings and hieroglyphics on their buildings. That is where the tradition of engraved illustrations on buildings came from. They also were the first civilization to use columns, which in later stages were developed and became one of the most important discoveries made in the history of Architecture.

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