In an expanse of desert 30 miles east of Cairo, Egypt, a new city is rising. Already boasting the tallest tower in Africa and the biggest cathedral in the Middle East, the city is one of a series ...

DeAgostini/Getty Images Once Egypt's largest city, it dates back to King Akhenaten’s father, Amenhotep III, who ruled during a golden age of the empire. Art Images/Getty Images Considered the ...

The city, once called Thebes and the capital of the New Kingdom of Pharaonic Egypt, is home to some of ... linked to the main temple by a colossal Avenue of the Sphinxes. Luxor, one of the ...