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the pyramids: our architectural beginners tour
Day 75: This was it. The big day. The day we were off to see the Pyramids.
We accepted the offer from our hotel to organise a visit to the pyramids near Cairo in chronological order of their construction. This turned out to be extremely useful way of developing an understanding of how the pyramid […]
Posted: September 12th, 2007 under Egypt, Cairo, Pyramid.
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pyramid is not drawn to scale
Day 75: Standing up close to the Red Pyramid, outside Cairo, you get a sense of the scale of the creation. In a word, hugeness.
Nevertheless, while massive, we still felt that it was more plausible that the pyramids were built by human hands than they were by aliens. You are probably very reassured to […]
Posted: September 12th, 2007 under Egypt, Cairo, Pyramid.
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