AFTER the Nubian Campaign of the 1960s, UNESCO launched in 1972 ‘The Convention for the Protection of the World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage’. This was followed by the creation of the World Heritage Centre (WHC), which subsequently created a register … Continued
AS we mentioned last week, the Centre for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (CULTNAT) has developed the ‘Cultural Panorama’ or simply ‘Culturama’, which allows films and photographs to be projected onto nine continuous screens. This system has won international … Continued
To do justice to Egypt’s rich civilization, a unique display system has been developed at the Centre for the Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage CULTNAT. This system is called’ ‘Culturama’, an abbreviation for ‘Cultural Panorama’. . This system comprises … Continued
Last week, we explored the different halls in the salamlek in Abdeen Palace. This week, we’ll take a look at the haramlek, where members of the royal family lived. The King’s suite was designed by Verrucci and added to the … Continued
LAST week, we looked at the history of Abdeen Palace, how and why it was con¬structed and the different Egyptian mon¬archs who resided there. The palace, as we mentioned, was composed of two parts; the salamlek and the haramlek. In … Continued
In the last article we explored the political and social conditions under which the idea of Abdeen Palace was developed. When Ismail Pasha came to power in 1863, he started reformatting Cairo into a modern city with a governing palace. … Continued
Abdeen palace is considered the jewel of Cairo’s 19th century architecture. Before it was built, Egypt was governed from the citadel of Saladin, the fortress on the hill. The citadel contained at that time, besides the ruler’s palace “Al-Gawhara”, several … Continued
Last week, we were talking about ‘The Weighing of the Heart’ chapter in The Book of the Dead. This week, we will summarize ‘The Negative Confessions’ chapter considered being the ancient Egyptian commandments. These are forty two actions the deceased … Continued
As it was mentioned in the last article of July, ‘The Book of Going Forth by Day’ or as commonly known ‘The Book of the Dead’ is the most famous religious book from the time of the Pharaohs. The papyrus … Continued
THE Book of Going Forth by Day, as the Ancient Egyptians called it, or The Book of the Dead, as we know it today, is the most important religious book from the time of the Pharaohs. It contains several spells … Continued