For three millenia, the Valley of the Nile, from the Delta to Nubia, was an immense construciton site under the direction of the pharaohs' master-builders. The pyramids at Giza, thetemples of Luxor, Karnak and Philae, the tombs of the Valley of Kings - all these colossal edifices are endowed with a spiritual quality that has survived through the ages. In this intriguing text the extraordinary legacy of the ancientEgyptian kings, illustrated with over 200 Magnificent photographs, The author draws on Historical fact to reveal the spiritual aspects of a unique architecture and building technique.