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On the rue du Monument is a granite cross commemorating the wooden cross that Jacques Cartier planted on behalf of his French sovereign in front of a bemused audience of Iroquois.
The landscape of Italy’s eastern Alps is a mixture of rich green Alpine meadows with jagged white limestone and rose-colored granite peaks.
Enteringthemaincourtyard of the temple, you will findaperistylehall(with onerowofsupporting columns)decoratedwith flutedcolumns that werecommissioned by the Queen Hatshepsut,andseveralimpressivestatuesofRamses II in black and red granite.Perhapsthemostfascinating element of the hall is the Mosque of Abu El Haggag which was built within the temple complex to protect the tomb of a 12th-century descendent of Mohammed’s brother-in-law.
The town was also important for the pharaohs because it sat close to one of the largest sources of high-quality granite quarries in the country, providing stone for many of its finest temples.
Continue northward along Tremont Street to the squat, granite King’s Chapel (summer Monday, Thursday– Saturday 9am–4pm; winter Saturday only 9am–4pm).