The Middle East






The Jerusaleum Mosaic

This site is a lot more than just a travel guide: The Jerusaleum Mosaic offers a cultural exhibit about Jerusalem, contemporary Israel and old Palaestine, a virtual tour of holy sites. Four sections are offered: a virtual city tour, a visit of the Hebrew Hadassah University with Chagall's window mosaics and a Jerusaleum excursion. In the new Jerusalem, you will see graphics and texts about the irrigation system, clothing and foods as well as famous historical figures (prophets, King David, Roman emperors and the prophet Mohammed. A great number of graphics illustrates this remarkable WWW exhibit.

 
   
 
Iran Photo Album

"A Pictorial journey through Persia" is the subtitle of this web site: a great new travel, culture and history guide for Iran. You'll find a tremendous amount of text information and even more photos and images. The site starts with a nice java applet of shimmering water in front of an old castle. "The Album" offers more than 150 high-quality photographs in a variety of sections: artifacts, carpets, history, music, people, places, poetry and tour.

   
Christus Rex: Bethlehem, Nazareth, Capharnaum

Bethlehem - the birthplace of Jesus, Capharnaum - the town of Jesus, Nazareth - "The Flower of Galilee": The website "Christus Rex" offers (among many other exhibitions) these detailed and comprehensive virtual tours of three towns in Israel. You'll find a lot of photographies, but historical information and description of the major places of interest as well. If you don't want to start from the main page, you may go to these sites directly:
Bethlehem - Capharnaum - Nazareth.

 
   
 
Alexandria, Egypt

Many attractions are featured at this website: an introduction to the history of the the "golden" age of Alexandria and Egypt, the former Roman and then the Arabian city and its contemporary situation as the second-largest city in Egypt. You can also see a comprehensive photo gallery (with modern as well as 19th century photographs), city maps and postcards of the region, Arabian instruments and songs (300-400kb), tourist information and links to related subjects (Cairo, Egypt, archaeological pages).

   
The Pyramids

Almost everything about the Egyptian pyramids is presented on this site -- in an aesthetically pleasing manner and with a great number of images. "Pyramids" presents a lot of text information too. Interviews with archaeologists answer many frequently asked questions: Who built the pyramids? How old are they? What do the hyroglyphs mean? Take part in an excavation or read about new archaeological theories. Have a virtual tour of all rooms in a pyramid or learn about culture and everyday life in Ancient Egypt. A great site, perhaps more informative for amateurs (and fans of mummies) than for historical pros.

 
   


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