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Modest but unique pyramid built for a pharaoh has been reduced to a “heap of stone.”

The palace built by a former slave that hosted Napoleon's Egyptologists.

This memorial park is also the original site of Queen Cleopatra’s Caesareum, whose pillars now stand in London and New York.

An unexpected treasure trove of military oddities, Turkish interior design, and North Korean art.

The museum within the Kom-Ombo Temple complex houses mummified crocodiles and mummified crocodile eggs.

Art Nouveau beauty hidden deep in Cairo’s Al-Helmiya neighborhood.

In 2400 BC, two male hairstylists decided to spend eternity together. But maybe they were just friends?

Inside this 3,500-year-old tomb are remarkable ancient Egyptian paintings of African wildlife.

An early Christian basilica modeled after an Egyptian temple showcases some the best-preserved frescos from late antiquity.

The oldest Egyptian obelisk still standing in its original site.

The wreck of a World War II cargo ship has become an unintentional time capsule at the bottom of the Red Sea.

A stunning fusion of Ottoman and Fatimid architectural styles.

Underneath the Serapeum ruins lies a dark passage with nooks for books, the lesser-known “sister” to the famous ancient library.

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The ancient village known as Set Maat, or the 'Place of Truth,' located on this site served as a hub for intellectual and artistic endeavors.

Hidden away in a back alley, this Art Nouveau cafe has been in business since 1882.

This 7th-century monastery was sacked by Saladin.

There are ongoing efforts to preserve this village, the best known work of Egyptian architect Hasan Fathy.

A hyper-remote desert cave dramatized in "The English Patient."

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.

This North African stone complex is considered to be the oldest astronomical observatory on Earth.

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.