Egypt
- Bm Heads Visitor Numbers In London, Uk
BBC News Several key London attractions saw increased visitor numbers in 2008, despite the economic downturn. The British Museum proved to be the most popular, with 5.9m visitors, an increase of almost 10% over 2007. But the Association of Leading Visitor...
- Computer Trickery Builds Fake History
The Inquirer (Nick Farrell) THE OBSESSION OF historical documentary makers to come up with new things to show off their swish computer graphics is getting out of hand, according to Newsweek. The History Channel is about to release a sensational story...
- Art Deco Exhibition In The Southern Hemisphere
National Gallery of Victoria website This winter (28 June to 5 October 2008) 2008, the National Gallery of Victoria is the exclusive Australian venue for a major exhibition of the celebrated and popular style, Art Deco. The exhibition is the most popular...
- Ancient Egyptian Boats
http://www.abblogger.com/yourboatportal/2157362/Not really news, per se, but a useful summary, posted on athe Your Boat Portal blog yesterday, about ancient Egyptian boats from Predynastic through Pharaonic times. Here's an extract: "The ancient Egyptians...
- New Egyptian Tourist Board Website
http://tinyurl.com/rabw4 (TravelBite.co.uk)"The Egyptian tourist board has launched its new website to show-off the many attractions the north African country has to offer. Visitors to the new site will be able to gather information on Egypt, such as...
Egypt
Egyptian motifs on everything
http://www.southflorida.com/attractions/sfl-liegypt-sideoct13,0,7937063.story?coll=sfe-attractions-headlines
"Egyptian motifs are found throughout our culture, he notes, in everything from tattoos (the ankh and the eye of Horus are particularly popular) to the pyramid on the back side of the $1 bill and that towering obelisk, the Washington Monument, far taller than any ancient Egypt ever had." A rather entertaining listing of things Egyptian-influenced in the US.
"Egyptian motifs are found throughout our culture, he notes, in everything from tattoos (the ankh and the eye of Horus are particularly popular) to the pyramid on the back side of the $1 bill and that towering obelisk, the Washington Monument, far taller than any ancient Egypt ever had." A rather entertaining listing of things Egyptian-influenced in the US.
- Bm Heads Visitor Numbers In London, Uk
BBC News Several key London attractions saw increased visitor numbers in 2008, despite the economic downturn. The British Museum proved to be the most popular, with 5.9m visitors, an increase of almost 10% over 2007. But the Association of Leading Visitor...
- Computer Trickery Builds Fake History
The Inquirer (Nick Farrell) THE OBSESSION OF historical documentary makers to come up with new things to show off their swish computer graphics is getting out of hand, according to Newsweek. The History Channel is about to release a sensational story...
- Art Deco Exhibition In The Southern Hemisphere
National Gallery of Victoria website This winter (28 June to 5 October 2008) 2008, the National Gallery of Victoria is the exclusive Australian venue for a major exhibition of the celebrated and popular style, Art Deco. The exhibition is the most popular...
- Ancient Egyptian Boats
http://www.abblogger.com/yourboatportal/2157362/Not really news, per se, but a useful summary, posted on athe Your Boat Portal blog yesterday, about ancient Egyptian boats from Predynastic through Pharaonic times. Here's an extract: "The ancient Egyptians...
- New Egyptian Tourist Board Website
http://tinyurl.com/rabw4 (TravelBite.co.uk)"The Egyptian tourist board has launched its new website to show-off the many attractions the north African country has to offer. Visitors to the new site will be able to gather information on Egypt, such as...