Egypt
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- Exploring Middle Egypt With Google Earth - Further Notes
Ogle Earth (Stefan Geens) In the rush to publish the previous post about my Middle Egypt KML trip report (I was also packing for a day just spent travelling) I forgot to mention several further points I had on my mental to-do list: * Google Earth + iPhone...
- Luxor Via Google Earth
http://touregypt.net/teblog/luxornews/?p=253For anyone planning a visit to Luxor, Jane Akshar has passed on a tip from some of her visitors at the above URL on her Luxor News blog. Satellite images from Google Earth delivered detailed images of the area,...
- More Re Dry Run For Ramesses Statue Removal
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/806/eg2.htm"It took eight hours for a replica of the 125- tonne red granite statue of Ramses II to make its overnight journey from Tahrir Square to the planned Grand Egyptian Museum overlooking the Giza plateau. The move...
- More Re Cairo Ramesses Move
http://tinyurl.com/gofwu (localnewswatch.com)"A giant statue of Pharaoh Ramses II will be moved next month from a congested square in downtown Cairo to a more serene home near the Great Pyramids in a bid to save it from corrosive pollution, Egypt‘s...
- Statue Of Rameses Ii Found
Wow you sure cant have enough of those! The statue is made from pink granite and is missing the nose and beard. The author said Nefertiti was wife of Rameses II this would have made Nefertiti around 200 years old, thank goodness for the picture. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/3074496/Ancient-statue-of-Ramses-II-found-near-Cairo.html...
Egypt
Google Earth tracks journey of Ramses
http://tinyurl.com/gddyw (int.iol.co.za)
"Google Earth mapped the route for a colossal statue of ancient Egypt's powerful warrior king, Ramses II, from congested Cairo to a new home near the pyramids.Google Earth, owned by the world's top Internet search engine, added a 'Statue of Ramses II' section to its map index in tribute to the pink, 91-ton effigy's epic move on Friday from a congested central Cairo square to a museum near the pyramids."
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- Exploring Middle Egypt With Google Earth - Further Notes
Ogle Earth (Stefan Geens) In the rush to publish the previous post about my Middle Egypt KML trip report (I was also packing for a day just spent travelling) I forgot to mention several further points I had on my mental to-do list: * Google Earth + iPhone...
- Luxor Via Google Earth
http://touregypt.net/teblog/luxornews/?p=253For anyone planning a visit to Luxor, Jane Akshar has passed on a tip from some of her visitors at the above URL on her Luxor News blog. Satellite images from Google Earth delivered detailed images of the area,...
- More Re Dry Run For Ramesses Statue Removal
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/806/eg2.htm"It took eight hours for a replica of the 125- tonne red granite statue of Ramses II to make its overnight journey from Tahrir Square to the planned Grand Egyptian Museum overlooking the Giza plateau. The move...
- More Re Cairo Ramesses Move
http://tinyurl.com/gofwu (localnewswatch.com)"A giant statue of Pharaoh Ramses II will be moved next month from a congested square in downtown Cairo to a more serene home near the Great Pyramids in a bid to save it from corrosive pollution, Egypt‘s...
- Statue Of Rameses Ii Found
Wow you sure cant have enough of those! The statue is made from pink granite and is missing the nose and beard. The author said Nefertiti was wife of Rameses II this would have made Nefertiti around 200 years old, thank goodness for the picture. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/3074496/Ancient-statue-of-Ramses-II-found-near-Cairo.html...