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Kiosk of Trajan
Travel down the Nile to discover important ancient Egyptian cultural sites such as the Pyramids of Giza
Philae Hall of Nectanebo I
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Island, New Caledonia.
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Mount Kenya in Mount Kenya National Park is the highest mountain in Africa. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Giant Lobelia in foreground. (Mt. Kenya; Mt. Kenya National Park; mountains; rugged mountain; African geography, African landscape, stratovolcano)
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Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)
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Travel down the Nile to discover important ancient Egyptian cultural sites such as the Pyramids of Giza
A discussion of some of the most important sites associated with ancient Egypt.
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Kiosk of Trajan
The Roman Kiosk of Trajan, formerly on the island of Philae, currently on the island...
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Philae
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Hall of Nectanebo I
Hall of Nectanebo I, formerly on the island of Philae, currently on the island of...
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