Ancient Egypt is fascinating, the fact that their incredible construction feats are still around today and archeologists are still making new discoveries, over 5,000 years later, it’s amazing.
Fuel your imagination and get your history buzz on with these incredible interactive 3D virtual tours of these historic Ancient Egyptian monuments.
TOMB ONE: Queen Meresankh III
This fascinating tomb was discovered by George Reisner in 1927. “Our eyes were first startled by the vivid colors of the reliefs and inscriptions around the northern part of this large chamber. None of us had ever seen anything like it.”
Meresankh III was the granddaughter of one pharaoh (Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid) and the wife of another (Khafre, builder of the Second Pyramid and the Great Sphinx). Virtual tour thanks to Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities and the Giza Project at Harvard University.
TOMB TWO: Niankh-khnum & Khnumhotep
Khnumhotep (pronunciation: xaˈnaːmaw-ˈħatpew) and Niankhkhnum (pronunciation: nij-daˌnax-xaˈnaːmaw) were ancient Egyptian royal servants. They shared the title of Overseer of the Manicurists in the Palace of King Nyuserre Ini, sixth pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty, reigning during the second half of the 25th century BC.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khnumhotep_and_Niankhkhnum
TOMB THREE: Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb
A really interesting and simple to explore 3D virtual tour of an Egyptian tomb. Being in 3D it’s easy to grasp the scale of the tunnel and the tomb space at the end of the tunnel.
Ramesses VI was buried in the Valley of the Kings, in a tomb now known as KV9. For more info on Ramesses VI, Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramesses_VI
TOMB FOUR: Tomb of Menna
Continuing on the Egyptian tomb theme, take a 3D virtual tour of a smaller but well preserved (Built over 3,000 years ago) ‘Tomb of Menna’. This 3D tour features information points allowing you to learn much more about the tomb and its history from within the virtual tour.
TOMB FIVE: Wahtye Tomb
Interactively explore the incredible tomb of Wahtye in Saqqara, Egypt (desert west of modern Cairo). Uncovered in 2018 and considered one of the most important archeological discoveries of the decade. The tomb belonged to a fifth dynasty high priest of ‘purification’. Learn more on National Geographic here: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2018/12/relief-statues-discovered-priest-royal-purification-tomb-saqqara-pyramid-egypt/
BONUS: Abu Simbel Temples
Interactively explore the the Abu Simbel temple. Cut from rock, this incredible historic site in the Abu Simbel village located on the western bank of Lake Nasser (Upper Egypt near the border with Sudan). This temple also featured on on the Death on the Nile feature movie and was a popular location featured in 8 movie titles. Learn more about the temple on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Simbel
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