The Egyptian pyramids

A community portal about The Egyptian pyramids with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The Pyramids of Egypt, among the largest constructions ever built by man, , constitute one of the most potent and enduring symbols of Ancient Egyptian civilization. It is generally accepted by most archaeologists that they were constructed as burial monuments associated with royal solar and stellar cults, and most were built during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods .

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Khufu Mummy

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From: famouspharaohs.blogspot.com

The almost famous Egyptian pyramids to be established are the Great Pyramids of Giza, placed in the outskirts of contemporary Cairo. There are up 100 Egyptian pyramids of varying sizes, and over 50 more overmuch in neighboring Sudan. However, the three Great Pyramids of Giza earn their renown by being the biggest of these. Zahi Hawass is doing it once more, new robot will be placed in to the great pyramid of Khufu to break what is set the mystery shots. Maybe, maybe there is a opportunity that there is another burying chamber. Perhaps Khufu's mummy is settled in the pyramid while he is ... Read Full Story

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Khufu Tomb

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From: famouspharaohs.blogspot.com

Discovery of secret doors suggests possibility of hidden treasures. For years scholars have considered that the pyramid of King Khufu , greatest of the three "great" pyramids at Giza city, had been blank in antiquity and everything of measure, including the body of King Khufu himself, had been transferred. Nowadays, Zahi Hawass, the secretary general of Egypt's Greatest Council of Antiquities and director of the Giza Plateau , suspects that might not be the case. "I really in person believe," he recently told a sold-out lecture hall in the University of Pennsylvania's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia State, "that the secret chamber ... Read Full Story

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The Pyramids at Giza

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From: blogs.binghamton.edu

Everyone knows about the Pyramids at Giza, it’s a must see for tourists around the world. At the beginning of my time in Cairo, a friend from Binghamton came to visit and I took her to the Giza Pyramids. We had a blast getting there as we took the subway and three cabs to get there. The trip wasn’t really so long, but we decided to see Coptic Cairo in the early afternoon, meet up with another friend, and then go see the Pyramids. It was amazing. Coptic Cairo is the oldest part of the city, one of the only places you can see ... Read Full Story

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see cairo

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i have flexable programmes to satisfy all the costumer needs for example: pyramid tour including:pyramids of giza ,pyramid of saqara, memphis museume city tour including : the national museume , coptic cairo , islamic cairo , khan el-khalily souq one day tour including:pyramids of giza & the national museum half day tours including one place. *fullday tour is 8 hours halfday tour is 4 hours. Read Full Story

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Ancient Egyptian Architecture

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From: gatesofegypt.blogspot.com

The huge architectural achievements of the past are built of stone. Stone quarries supplied the large jams of granite, limestone, and sandstone that were used for construction temples and tombs. Designers planned carefully as building was done without mortar, so the stones had to fit precisely together. Only pillars were used to sustain short stone supports. At temple of Karnak, a ramp of adobe brick can be seen leading to the top of the temple wall. Such ramps were used to allow workmen to carry stones to the top of structure and allow artists to decorate the tops of walls and pillars. Pillars were ... Read Full Story

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