{"id":2613,"date":"2023-05-06T14:22:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T14:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/?page_id=2613"},"modified":"2023-05-06T18:32:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T18:32:36","slug":"2613-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/2613-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis – Main Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The threat of climate change<\/em><\/strong>
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This gem of ancient Egyptian culture is under serious threat from climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ancient Thebes and its Necropolis, the capital of the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055-1780 BC) and the New Kingdom (1567-1085 BC) of ancient Egypt, is located on the banks of the Nile, some 500 km from the capital Cairo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The temple of Ramesses III and the Ramesseum of Ramesses II, the temples and palaces at Karnak and Luxor, and the necropolises of the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens are all its famous monuments, of which the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun is also the most famous.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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One of Egypt’s best historical, cultural, and religious legacies is the huge temples and tombs of Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis, which serves as an architectural, artistic, and literary timeline of ancient Egyptian civilization.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Climate change threat<\/em><\/strong>:<\/em>
Salt Weathering due to changes in humidity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Changes in humidity can exacerbate saline weathering, causing flaking, blistering, cracking and corrosion of the surfaces of historic monuments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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