It was about 5000 years ago, even before the first Egyptian pyramid that some amazing Neolithic monuments—tombs, were erected at various sites around Ireland, Great Britain and coastal islands nearby.

大约5000年前，甚至在第一个埃及金字塔建成之前，一些令人惊叹的新石器时代的遗迹——坟墓，就已经在爱尔兰、英国和附近的沿海岛屿的不同地方搭建起来了。

youdao

The trains pass by the Great Wall of China, an Egyptian pyramid,Paris' Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal in India -- thirteen structures in all.

VOA: special.2010.12.20

But,I think in general it will be very,very well received," The U.S.is placing great importance on improving relations with Egypt and with veteran Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, after tensions during the Bush Administration.

VOA: standard.2009.05.09

It said, ambiguously, that it would remain "in continuous session" to discuss how to safeguard "the aspirations of the great Egyptian people".

BBC: Egypt crisis: Premature celebrations on Mubarak speech

The effigy of Nefertiti, who was the Great Royal Wife (chief consort) of the Egyptian Pharoah Akhenaten, has been considered for centuries as one of the first commercialized ideals of beauty.

FORBES: Untold Secrets of the World's Oldest Supermodel

In fact, the venerable Iraqi art of maqam was overshadowed during the Ottoman Empire, in large part by the emergence of Egyptian cinema music, and later the great diva of Arabic music in the last century, Umm Kulthum.

NPR: Salaam: From The Middle East To The Midwest