Fascinating vintage photos capture what Egypt was really like BEFORE millions of tourists arrived - and astonishing discoveries made inside Tutankhamun's treasure-filled tomb.
A black-and-white photo gallery reveals what the ancient country looked like before tourism took hold. An image shows a treasure trove of antiquities in the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, following its discovery in 1922. The Cairo skyline in 1920 looks very different from today, with a spread of minarets and no skyscrapers. sky
AdvertisementSerene desert landscapes and a treasure trove of yet-to-be-discovered pyramid tombs; This was Egypt a century ago, as a selection of fascinating vintage photos shows.
A gallery of snapshots in black and white selected by DailyMail. com reveals what the ancient country was like before tourism took hold.
More than 13 million visitors are expected to went down to Egypt this year. , but 100 years ago, the 5,000-year-old civilization was still being discovered by Westerners, amazed by the wonders they had discovered.
One image shows a trove of antiquities in the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, following its discovery in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter, while another shows the Great Sphinx of Giza encased in scaffolding in wood as workers excavated it in 1931.
< p class="mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold">Meanwhile, the skyline of Cairo in 1920 is a far cry from today's scene, with minarets and no skyscrapers in sight.Scroll down for a trip back in time to the golden age of Egypt, from the rooftops from Cairo to the Alexandria Railway and a series of sacred places in between.
Serene desert landscapes and a treasure trove of yet-to-be-discovered pyramid tombs; This was Egypt a century ago, as a selection of fascinating vintage photos shows.
A gallery of snapshots in black and white selected by DailyMail. com reveals what the ancient country was like before tourism took hold.
More than 13 million visitors are expected to went down to Egypt this year. , but 100 years ago, the 5,000-year-old civilization was still being discovered by Westerners, amazed by the wonders they had discovered.
One image shows a trove of antiquities in the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, following its discovery in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter, while another shows the Great Sphinx of Giza encased in scaffolding in wood as workers excavated it in 1931.
< p class="mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold">Meanwhile, the skyline of Cairo in 1920 is a far cry from today's scene, with minarets and no skyscrapers in sight.Scroll down for a trip back in time to the golden age of Egypt, from the rooftops from Cairo to the Alexandria Railway and a series of sacred places in between.
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