The temple of Edfu, located near Luxor along the Nile River, is an excellent example of a temple that has been very well maintained and is visually beautiful and it is referred to as the Temple of Horus because it was built in honor of the God Horus, who had a falcon on his head.

Temple of Dendera: The temple of Dendera, built by Ptolemy IX SoterII, is situated in the middle of a vast area bordered by a wall of air-dried bricks that is almost destroyed and has sides that are between 925 and 990 feet long; on the north and east sides of the wall are two magnificent portals that were built during the period of Roman rule.

The Colossi of Memnon, which stand 23 meters tall and weigh a thousand tonnes each, were carved from stones of quartzite mined in Giza or Gebel Es-Silseleh and transported to their current locations.