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Demonstration of Pyramid Blending. The image on the right is produced by mathematically combining Laplacian pyramids of the images on the left with a Gaussian pyramid of a black/white mask. Image manipluations were done with Python and OpenCV.
These are the famous Pyramids at Giza, located outside the former Ancient Egyptian cities of Memphis and Heliopolis, located south and north of modern-day Cairo, respectively. The earliest pyramids were located at Saqqara, to the south, which included the stepped pyramid, the bent pyramid, and the red pyramid, which were the earliest attempts at pyramids by the Ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom during the 2600s BC. The pyramids at Giza were constructed starting around 2580 BC with the Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu), the tallest of the pyramids, also known as the Great Pyramid. The second tallest is the Pyramid of Khafre (Cheprhen), which maintains part of its limestone facing near the top and was constructed starting around 2558 BC. The smallest of the pyramids is the Pyramid of Menkaure, built starting around 2510 BC. The pyramids are part of a larger complex of tombs, temples, and other structures, which includes the Great Sphinx. The Pyramids of Cheops and Menkaure also include three smaller pyramids for the queens of the pharaohs that built the pyramids. Considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Pyramid of Cheops remained the tallest man-made structure until Lincoln Cathedral was constructed in England during the Middle Ages. Though the tombs were raided of their valuables during ancient times, the pyramids have remained due to their sheer size, despite being used as a source of stone during the Ptolemaic, Roman, and Medieval periods, with the last stones finally being taken during the 19th Century. The pyramids also survived several attempts by the Sultans during the Medieval period, notably al-Malek al-Aziz Othman ben Yusuf during the 1100s AD, to demolish them due to their association with the ancient pagan religion, seen as being an affront to their faith, which they survived due to the sheer size of the task making it futile. Today, the pyramids have been stabilized and attract thousands of visitors every year, and remain the most iconic and recognizable world heritage site and ancient structures in the country and the most recognizable structures on the continent of Africa.
Bg pink is from pink purimura flowers.
This was shot in my neighbor's garden. He allowed me to move the potted muscari & I put it in front of the purimura bush.
The pyramids of the Swiss Alps stand above a see of clouds in the afternoon sun
Bernen Oberalpen from a plane
The Pyramid of Menkaure, the third shortest pyramid in the foreground, is the smallest of the three Pyramids of Giza. It was built to serve as the tomb of the fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure.
At the end of the twelfth century al-Malek al-Aziz Othman ben Yusuf, Saladin's son and heir, attempted to demolish the pyramids starting with Menkaure's pyramid. They found it almost as expensive to destroy as to build and were not able to remove more than one or two stones each day. Their efforts left a large vertical gash in the side of the pyramid.
The Pyramid of Unas at Saqqara. Inside the pyramid are the famous Pyramid Texts.
Photo kindly supplied by John Hernandez.
The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest and most recognizable skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline.
Although the building no longer houses the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation, it is still strongly associated with the company and is depicted in the company's logo.
Designed by architect William Pereira, at a height of 260 m (853 ft), it is currently tied for 105th tallest building in the world.
This is a redesign of an old origami pyramid of mine. I made a tutorial, in case you want to fold your own: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LgRi4VmcrM&list=PLb2EnQPKqsb...
Me and my wife went to Sharm-El-Shiekh for our honeymoon, whilst there we took a trip to Cairo to see the Pyramids, it was very hazy and busy when we were there. Here is one of the shots I managed to get
This is one of the several pyramids that exist in specific points along the coast of the channel at the entrance of the Gulf of Kalloni, in Lesvos island. The pyramids were used many years ago as reference points for the ships to find the narrow deep passage when they were entering or leaving the bay. Today the route is marked by floating green and red lights.
Αυτή είναι μια από τις αρκετές πυραμίδες που υπάρχουν ακόμα κατά μήκος των ακτών στην είσοδο του κόλπου της Καλλονής στη Λέσβο. Οι πυραμίδες αυτές ύψους περίπου τεσσάρων έως έξι μέτρων, είχαν κατασκευαστεί σε συγκεκριμένα σημεία και χρησιμοποιούνταν παλιά ως σημεία αναφοράς ώστε τα πλοία που εισέρχονταν στον κόλπο να βρίσκουν (ευθυγραμμίζοντάς τες οπτικά ανά δύο) το στενό και βαθύ πέρασμα (περίπου 50 μ. πλάτος) και να μη κινδυνεύουν με προσάραξη στα ρηχά. Οι πυραμίδες ήταν τότε ασβεστωμένες για να είναι ευκολότερα ορατές. Σήμερα το πέρασμα οριοθετείται από μια σειρά κόκκινων και πράσινων επιπλεόντων φαναριών.
I bought this pyramid a fair few years ago at York Christmas market. A yearly outing with friends enjoying the festive spirit, mulled wine, spot of shopping, and where possible ( dependent on the amount of mulled wine consumed 😉) attend the NHS Christmas Carol service at the York Minster.
Oh how we missed it this year....
This inflorescence of the pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) does not show the typical cone or pyramidal shape looks a bit deformed.
Dieser Blütenstand der Pyramidenhundswurz (Anacamptis pyramidalis) zeigt nicht die typische Kegel- oder Pyramidenform und schaut ein bisschen deformiert aus.
The Red Pyramid, also called the North Pyramid, is the largest of the three major pyramids located at the Dahshur necropolis. Named for the rusty reddish hue of its stones, it is also the third largest Egyptian pyramid, after those of Khufu and Khafra at Giza. At the time of its completion, it was the tallest man-made structure in the world. It is also believed to be the world's first successful attempt at constructing a "true" smooth-sided pyramid. Local residents refer to the Red Pyramid as el-haram el-watwat, meaning the Bat Pyramid.
The Pyramids of Güímar refer to six rectangular pyramid-shaped, terraced structures, built from lava stone without the use of mortar. They are located in the district of Chacona, part of the town of Güímar on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The structures have been dated to the 19th century and their original function explained as a byproduct of contemporary agricultural techniques. In 1990 adventurer and publisher Thor Heyerdahl became aware of the "Canarian Pyramids" by reading an article written by Francisco Padrón in the Tenerife newspaper "Diario de Avisos" detailing "real pyramids on the Canaries". As Heyerdahl had hypothesized a transatlantic link between Egypt and Central America, he became intrigued by the Güímar pyramids and relocated to Tenerife. There Heyerdahl researched possible parallels between the Canarian terrace structures and pyramid structures in Egypt and Central America in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica as ceremonial areas. Heyerdahl hypothesised that the Canarian pyramids formed a temporal and geographic stopping point on voyages between ancient Egypt and the Maya civilization, initiating a controversy in which historians, esoterics, archaeologists, astronomers, and those with a general interest in history took part.
Explore the ancient ruins of the Uxmal Pyramid when you travel to Riviera Maya & stay at Grand Velas Riviera Maya Resort in Quintana Roo (Mexico).
A view of one of the main lines of standing rocks - evidentally a deep fissure in the ocean bottom of the Cretaceous sea which created this landscape. As with all of these formations, it's all made out of ancient sea shells.
Designer: Francesco Mancini
Folder: Francesco Mancini
Paper: Tant
Unit size: Square
Objective: Assemble the two pieces into a tetrahedron.
Diagram: 2012 Polish Convention Book
CP here
Tutorial by Ilan Garibi: here
Note: This is my origami version of this great puzzle. There are not many different ways that you can fit the two pieces together and therefore the solution comes fairly quick (or doesn't?). This puzzle can be very deceiving, especially if you consider it to be real easy because it only has two pieces.
Gran Justa Del Antiguo Egypto
4th place in the category "no traditional origami, strips, tesselates, modular"
It was so awesome to visit the pyramids with hardly any tourists there. We got hassled a lot (as is the norm for visiting the pyramids I guess) but we followed my friend's advice and just outright ignored everyone and we did just fine. Since I've never been to the pyramids before I can't say if the Egyptians were more desperate than usual to get us to buy post cards and ride camels or if it was just business as usual.