Saad Nadim Witness 30. Evacuation Celebrations, 1956 31. Petroleum in Egypt 32. Museum of Civilization Series • Amada & Ibrim • Kalabsha & Beit Al Wadi • Abu Simbel • Saving Philae Temple 33. Railroad Museum 34. The Art of Our Country Series 35. The Nubians 36. A Story from the Nuba, 1963 37. A trip to the Nuba Series, 1961 • Philae • Kalbsha and Beit Al Wali • From Dandar to El-Subo3 • From Amada to Ibrim • Abu Simbel • Heritage of the Humanity • Life of the Residents, 38. The Artist Ragheb Ayad, 1965 39. Contemporary Egyptian Art,
Architectural sculpture is based mainly on the religious monuments that have survived since antiquity, which are carved stone with post-and-lintel construction. These religious monuments dedicated to the gods or pharaohs were designed with a great deal of architectural sculpture inside and out: engaged statues, carved columns and pillars, and wall surfaces carved with bas-reliefs. The classic examples of Egyptian colossal monuments (the Great Sphinx of Giza, the Abu Simbel temples, the Karnak Temple Complex, etc.) represent thoroughly integrated combinations of architecture and sculpture. Obelisks, elaborately carved from a single block of stone, were usually placed in pairs to flank the entrances to