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visiting Metz.
These birds were revered by ancient Egyptian society, which worshipped them.
Une ouette d'Egypte
en visite à Metz.
Ces oiseaux étaient vénérés par la société égyptienne antique qui leur vouait un véritable culte.
From the 2010 Archives
Queen Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh. Hatshepsut came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC. Hatshepsut, daughter of King Thutmose I, became queen when she married her half-brother, Thutmose II, around the age of 12.
- Wikipedia
The Temple of Hatshepsut is a mortuary temple built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located opposite the city of Luxor, it is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture.
Construction of the terraced temple took place between Hatshepsut's seventh and twentieth regnal year, during which building plans were repeatedly modified.
The state of the temple has suffered over time. Two decades after Hatshepsut's death, under the direction of Thutmose III, references to her rule were obliterated. The reasons remain a mystery.
In the Amarna Period, the temple was incurred upon again when Akhenaten ordered the images of Egyptian gods, particularly those of Amun, to be erased. These damages were repaired subsequently under Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II.
The temple resurfaces in the records of the modern era in 1737 with Richard Pococke, a British traveller, who visited the site. Several visitations followed, though serious excavation was not conducted until the 1850s and 60s under Auguste Mariette. The temple was fully excavated between 1893 and 1906 during an expedition of the Egypt Exploration Fund.
(Canon PowerShot SD880, 1/800 @ f/5.6, ISO 80)
Nymphaea caerulea, known primarily as blue lotus (or blue Egyptian lotus), but also blue water lily (or blue Egyptian water lily), and sacred blue lily, is a water lily in the genus Nymphaea.
nicely framed.
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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The (African) Egyptian Goose is an exotic non-native to my Southern California world, but occasionally I run into one at the local parks. This is probably the first time I've ever seen one fly.
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Taken on a pond in Richmond Park. I was able to get a low angle with the camera at ground level as the bird swam towards me.
Lanzarote, Canary Islands.
Today, the endemic sub-species of the comparatively small Egyptian Vulture only breeds on Fuerteventura, as well as on Lanzarote and the smaller neighbouring islands to the North.
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Egyptian ruins or Chino Hills, California? Replica of the Egyptian Abu Simbel Temple. #SoCal #LosAngeles #InlandEmpire
Streets of Luxor (Egypt)
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