Gerf Hussein, or more correctly, Per-Ptah or the "House of Ptah", as named by ancient Egyptians, was actually the work of a high ranking official named Setaw (Setau) during the reign of Ramses II.

On the west bank of the Nile, but now covered by Lake Nasser, a few kilometers south of the site of Dendur, stood the temple of Gerf Hussein. Today it has been moved to New Kalabsha, but for many years it remained disassembled.

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The Great Sphinx, or "Shesib Ankh" as the ancients called it (meaning "The Living Image"), has to be one of the most recognizable constructions in history. It is an integral image in the history of Egypt, its insignia in the mind of humanity. Despite conflicting evidence and viewpoints over the years, the traditional view held by modern Egyptologists at large remains that the Great Sphinx was built in approximately 2500 B.C. by the pharaoh Khafre, builder of the second pyramid at Giza.

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Ouhat Meht (Bahariya Oasis), Western Desert: 332 BC
It is the year 332 BC, the locals of the town of Ouhat Meht, a little oasis in the North, celebrate their liberation from the oppressive Persian governor. They build a temple for their new ruler the Greek conqueror - Alexander the Great of Macedonia - who is crowned as a Pharaoh with the double crown of Egypt in an impressive ceremony at Memphis, near Giza.

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