Why Giza? If you plan on spending all eternity in one place--you need to choose just the right spot!(pyramids)Ikram, SalimaKamrin, Janice
Just in case any glass pieces ever break, Saint-Gobain made enough to build two pyramids, though after more than 30 years, no repairs have yet been needed. In 2002, a Seattle company developed a remote-controlled robot that climbs the Pyramid to clean the glass. Wikimedia Commons/(CC ...
Approximately, 2.3 million blocks of stone were cut, transported and assembled to create the Great Pyramid. The Pharaohs may have set out to build magnificent tombs for themselves, but in the end they created monuments to human potential. There's a universal message in the pyramids...
There are no supporting inscription, stele, or papyrus to commemorate the constructions of Giza. The Giza pyramids have no internal funerary inscriptions to 'assist the dead'. Several structural features cannot be explained in 'funerary' terms. One of the major problems we have today is that the...
The Great Pyramid(金字塔) of Giza is one of the Wonders of the Ancient World. It was built more than 4 ,000 years ago in Egypt(埃及). It is so popular that millions of tourists from around the world come to visit it every year. In Egypt, there are over 80 p...
Egyptian Pyramids Did you know that the Great Pyramid of Giza weighs 6.5 million tons? Get the facts on what makes this ancient wonder a true architectural marvel. The Nile Was a Source of Rich Farmland The Nile's modern name comes from theNelios, the Greek word for river valley. But the...
And that’s where we’ll end things today. With an M&M weighing 450 million tonnes—heavier than 75 Pyramids of Giza—that we could all fit into if someone squished us hard enough. ___ If you liked this post, here are four more posts in the Pointless Calculations category: What...
But, before you take your planning to the next level, we need to talk about getting a guide. Let me be the first to tell you; having a private guide for your Egypt tours is a definite must. A private tour to The Great Pyramids of Giza is a must when planning your dream trip to ...
There’s so much else to do and see in Africa, like touring the Pyramids of Giza inEgypt, lazing away on the famous beaches of Zanzibar, climbing Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, exploring the ancient city of Marrakech inMorocco, scuba diving inMozambique, exploring the townships inSouth Africa, and...
Black-Africans built the Great Pyramids of Giza, an architectural feat modern man still is unable to duplicate nor understand for sure how it was accomplished or what its purpose was. All along the Nile River Valley and basin from Lake Victoria in the South to the Mediterranean Sea...