Alexandria Egypt

Egypt is famous for its ancient civilisation and the structures that the ancient Egyptians built. The engineering skills involved in building the pyramids are still being explored and no one theory has really explained the mysteries involved. But the skills of the past seem not to have been preserved or are not practised by modern-day Egyptian builders. The poor construction of buildings in the poorer urban areas has led to tragedies, when collapses take place because of earth-quakes or... Read Full Story

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