Talks can be delivered which relate to the following countries: 
 

Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Israel, Dubai.
 

See below for the talks that are available for each of the above locations.

 

 

Egypt
 

		Pyramids - Giza Built between 2589-2504 BC it is the single remaining wonder of the ancient world. The Great Pyramid of Giza was, until 1300 A.D., the tallest building in the world; with a base area of over 52,600 square metres it is accurate to a few millimetres. In this talk, Ron will look at the way it was constructed and the people and times in which it was built.  LEARN MORE   Click to play presentation
		Valley of the Kings – Luxor For a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were excavated from the rocks in the desert for the burial of the Pharaohs and the Egyptian elite. In this talk, Ron explains how they were constructed and looks at some of the most famous including the tomb of Tutankhamen found intact in 1922.
		Temples of the Nile In this talk, Ron takes you on a journey along the Nile and looks are some of the temples which are situated along its banks. The symbols of a once-mighty civilisation and the worship of their Gods, the temples provide a good insight into the lives and beliefs of the ancient Egyptians.  LEARN MORE
		Karnak Temple - Luxor The religious complex developed over a thousand years where 25,000 people lived and worked for the glorification of the Gods. Now a vast open-air museum and the largest ancient religious site in the world Ron discusses its development and influence on history and architecture.  LEARN MORE
		Temple of Hatshepsut - Luxor Hatshepsut is best known as the only woman who actually reigned as a Pharaoh even portraying herself as a man. Her temple at Deir el-Bahri near Luxor is one of the finest examples of a mortuary temple. In this talk, Ron looks at the temple and the life of Hatshepsut.  LEARN MORE
		Temple of Rameses the Great - Abu Simbel One of the great engineering projects of ancient Egypt the temple built by Rameses the Great was cut into solid rock. In 1950 it was cut up, moved to its current location and reassembled in order to prevent it from being submerged by the construction of the Aswan High Dam. In this talk, Ron looks at the temple and the life of Rameses and the work involved in its re-citing. LEARN MORE
		St Catherine’s Monastery - Sharm el Sheikh The oldest continuously functioning Christian monastery in the world it was built on the order of the Roman emperor Justinian between 527 – 565 to enclose the chapel built by the mother of Constantine, reputably at the site of the burning bush on Mt Sinai where Moses received the Ten Commandments. In this talk, Ron looks at the monastery and questions the theory that this is not the true location of the burning bush.

 

Morocco
 

Hassan II Mosque - Casablanca Built in 1993 to become the second largest mosque in the world, almost half of its surface area lies over the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Able to accommodate 25,000 worshippers inside the mosque, it has the capacity for a further 80,000 in the courtyard. In this talk, Ron will introduce the principles of Islamic architecture and show how that is displayed in the mosque.