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The pyramid of Amenemhat I (circa 1950 BC.) and the current muslim cemetery of El-Lisht.
La pirámide de Amenemhat I (aprox 1950 adC.) en El-Lisht y el cementario musulmán (actual) que la flanquea.
The pyramid at Meidum is believed to be Egypt's second oldest (after the step-pyramid of Djoser, whose design Meidum followed to some degree) but is also the earliest attempt at a true pyramid with four smooth side elevations.
Its original builder is usually considered to be Huni, last pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty, but most likely the larger part was constructed under the reign of his successor Sneferu (who also built two major pyramids at Dashur much further north).
The building we see today looks as much like a massive tower as a pyramid; which is due to the ancient collapse of much of the outer structure after the design was modified from a step-pyramid form (like its predecessor at Saqqara) to a smooth-sided one. The extra weight of the additional outer casing was too much and the pyramid was reduced to the present tower of masonry rising from a mass of debris.
There are several internal passages on different levels that lead to the relatively small burial chamber, beginning with a steep descent from the northern face. The ceiling of the chamber is remarkable for its tapering form, corbelled inwards as it rises in the manner of the better known but later grand gallery of the great pyramid of Khufu.
Near the pyramid are several large mudbrick mastaba tombs of a similar age, one of which is accessible by a series of narrow tunnels and passages that only the more intrepid traveller should attempt.
For more on this remarkable site see below:-
Blickling Hall Pyramid
From norfolkcoast.co.uk/curiosities/cu_pyramid.htm:
"Built upon a base of 45 feet square it is modelled on the tomb of Caius Cestius whose original tomb can be found near the Protestant Cemetery in Rome, Italy.
Faced with grey stone, the tomb at Blickling cost the vast sum of £2,270 4s 6d.
Built by Lady Caroline Suffield in 1796-7 it contains the remains of her father, the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire John Hobart and his two wives. "
The Pyramid of the Moon is the second largest pyramid in Teotihuacan, Mexico after the Pyramid of the Sun. It is located in the western part of Teotihuacan and mimics the contours of the mountain Cerro Gordo, just north of the site. Some have called it Tenan, which in Nahuatl, means "mother or protective stone." The Pyramid of the Moon covers a structure older than the Pyramid of the Sun which existed prior to 200 AD.
The Pyramid's construction between 200 and 450 AD completed the bilateral symmetry of the temple complex. A slope in front of the staircase gives access to the Avenue of the Dead, a platform atop the pyramid was used to conduct ceremonies in honor of the Great Goddess of Teotihuacan, the goddess of water, fertility, the earth, and even creation itself. This platform and the sculpture found at the pyramid's bottom are thus dedicated to The Great Goddess.
Opposite the Great Goddess's altar is the Plaza of the Moon. The Plaza contains a central altar and an original construction with internal divisions, consisting of four rectangular and diagonal bodies that formed what is known as the "Teotihuacan Cross."
A small selection of photos from the Pyramid's 10th Birthday Party
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(Original Title: Coming Home)
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Cover Artist: Victor Olson
"He was shocked by what he found..."
Vista de les tres piràmides de Gizeh, a el Caire.
La necròpolis de Gizeh es troba a l'altiplà de Gizeh, a les rodalies del Caire, a Egipte. En aquesta necròpoli de l'antic Egipte es van erigir la piràmide de Kheops, també coneguda com la Gran Piràmide, la piràmide de Kefren i la relativament petita piràmide de Micerí, junt amb diverses piràmides subsidiàries menors, temples funeraris i la Gran Esfinx.
De les tres piràmides principals es conserva el seu nucli, conformat per blocs de pedra calcària, però del seu revestiment, de calcària polida o granit rosat, sols en queden algunes restes, ja que aquests blocs van ser utilitzats per construir edificis a la propera ciutat del Caire. La piràmide de Kefren sembla la més alta, però és a causa que va ser construïda sobre una zona més elevada a l'altiplà de Gizeh; en realitat és la de Kheops la de major altura i volum.
La necròpolis de Gizeh és la més gran de l'Antic Egipte, amb enterraments datats des de les primeres dinasties. A finals de l'Imperi Antic, durant la sisena Dinastia havia a Gizeh uns quants centenars de tombes. El seu esplendor el va assolir durant la quarta dinastia, quan es van erigir la piràmide d'Jufu (Kheops), la piràmide de Jafra (Kefren) i la relativament petita piràmide de Menkaura (Micerí), junt amb diverses subsidiàries menors, temples funeraris, temples de la vall, embarcadors, calçades processionals i es van excavar fosses contenint barques solars cerimonials. També es va esculpir a la roca de l'altiplà la Gran Esfinx. Associats a aquests monuments reals es troben nombroses mastabes de membres de la família reial, altres concedides pel faraó a funcionaris i sacerdots, i alguns monuments d'èpoques posteriors relacionats amb el culte als avantpassats.
La Gran Piràmide estava considerada en l'antiguitat un de les Set meravelles del món, i és l'única de les set que fins i tot perdura. El 1979, el conjunt de Menfis amb les seves necròpolis i piràmides (Gizeh, Abusir al-Melek, Saqqara i Dashur) va ser declarat Patrimoni de la Humanitat per la Unesco, amb el nom de Menfis i la seva necròpolis, la zona de les piràmides des Gizeh fins Dahshur. Està catalogada com un patrimoni de tipus cultural.[1]
Last Tuesday, deep sea explorers discovered an underwater Mayan pyramid... this could reveal many secrets of the ancient Mayans. Of course if theres a treasure inside everyone would be happier...
It is believed the Great Pyramid of Giza (left) was built as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and was constructed over a 20 year period. Khufu's vizier, Hemon, or Hemiunu, is believed by some to be the architect of the Great Pyramid. It is thought that, at construction, the Great Pyramid was originally 280 Egyptian cubits tall, 146.5 metres (480.6 ft) but with erosion and absence of its pyramidion, its present height is 138.8 metres (455.4 ft). Each base side was 440 cubits, 230.4 metres (755.9 ft) long. A royal cubit measures 0.524 metres. The mass of the pyramid is estimated at 5.9 million tonnes. The volume, including an internal hillock, is roughly 2,500,000 cubic metres. Based on these estimates, building this in 20 years would involve installing approximately 800 tonnes of stone every day. Similarly, since it consists of an estimated 2.3 million blocks, completing the building in 20 years would involve moving an average of more than 12 of the blocks into place each hour, day and night. The first precision measurements of the pyramid were made by Egyptologist Sir Flinders Petrie in 1880–82 and published as The Pyramids and Temples of Gizeh. Almost all reports are based on his measurements. Many of the casing stones and inner chamber blocks of the Great Pyramid were fit together with extremely high precision. Based on measurements taken on the north eastern casing stones, the mean opening of the joints is only 0.5 millimetres wide (1/50th of an inch).
The pyramid remained the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years, unsurpassed until the 160-metre-tall spire of Lincoln Cathedral was completed c. 1300. The accuracy of the pyramid's workmanship is such that the four sides of the base have an average error of only 58 millimetres in length. The base is horizontal and flat to within ±15 mm. The sides of the square base are closely aligned to the four cardinal compass points (within 4 minutes of arc) based on true north, not magnetic north, and the finished base was squared to a mean corner error of only 12 seconds of arc. The completed design dimensions, as suggested by Petrie's survey and subsequent studies, are estimated to have originally been 280 cubits high by 440 cubits long at each of the four sides of its base. The ratio of the perimeter to height of 1760/280 cubits equates to 2π to an accuracy of better than 0.05% (corresponding to the well-known approximation of π as 22/7). Some Egyptologists consider this to have been the result of deliberate design proportion. Verner wrote, "We can conclude that although the ancient Egyptians could not precisely define the value of π, in practice they used it". Petrie, author of Pyramids and Temples of Gizeh concluded: "but these relations of areas and of circular ratio are so systematic that we should grant that they were in the builder's design". Others have argued that the Ancient Egyptians had no concept of pi and would not have thought to encode it in their monuments. They believe that the observed pyramid slope may be based on a simple seked slope choice alone, with no regard to the overall size and proportions of the finished building.
The Pyramid of Djoser (or Zoser), or step pyramid (kbhw-ntrw in Egyptian) is an archeological remain in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis. It was built during the 27th century BC for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by Imhotep, his vizier. It is the central feature of a vast mortuary complex in an enormous courtyard surrounded by ceremonial structures and decoration.
Cairo trip by air from Sharm / Excursion Cairo by plane / one day trip Cairo
We run this tour On Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
Pick up from your hotel in Sharm
We will Come to Pick you up for day trip Cairo by air early in the morning at 04.30 a.m. (Estimated time ), by A/C VAN to Sharm Airport , then you will fly to Cairo
Meet & assist In Cairo
Our English speaking guide will meet you outside the arrival hall of Cairo airport holding the Sgin of Aqua Blue Sharm
The English speaking guide will join you during your Cairo day excursion.
Visiting the Egyptain Muesum in Cairo:
You will Start you Cairo excursion day by visiting the National Egyptian (the place which contains the most of the antiquities from early Pharaoh's period till the 30th dynasty (you will find inside this museum Old kingdom antiquities , middle kingdom antiquities , New kingdom treasures, the National Egyptian museum huges between it's walls the Golden tomb treasure of small-age Pharaoh Tut Anch Amun . you can visit the mummy hall (optional 100 l.e. per person)
Nile Cruise Motor boat
Then you will have a sailling or a motor boat for a short tour along the river, you will be able to see the Cairo siteseeghings of hotels, crowded roads, Cairo tower just by quick look by your eye while you enjoy sailing in rhe Great river.
Lunch Time
After Cairo boat sailling you will enjoy lunch in Hard Rock Cafe in Cairo (Drinks excluded)
Cairo Shopping
After Hard Rock lunch , it will be a chance to relax your mind, and swich it off for a while , now you can enjoy shopping or just to have a karkadee welcome drink in the shop.
Because soon you requisted to be ready for the information flood about Pyramids and Sphinx , given by our English speaking guide.
Visiting the Pyramids & Sphinx area
In the second half of Cairo day tour, you will visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world,(the great pyramids), you will visit the great Pyramid of Cheops , follow by Pyramid of Chephren, and also the Pyramid of Mycerinus ,Enjoy the amazing photes from the highest point of the area, kiss the Sphinx in your pictures or even huge the Pyramids.
Transfer To Cairo Airport
In the end of you excursion cairo day, our guide will join you to Cairo airport
Fly Cairo-Sharm El-Sheikh
You will join the flight from Cairo To Sharm El-Sheikh in the evining (20.00 Estimeted Time) for one hour
Meet & assist in Sharm El-Sheikh
Upon your arrival to Sharm, you will find our representative welcome you back by sign Aqua Blue Sharm
Cairo Trip by air include:
* Transfer Hotel-airport in Sharm El-Sheikh by A/C Van
* Flight tickets Sharm-cairo-Sharm
* English speaking guide
* Entrance Fees of national Egyptian museum
* Entrance fees of Giza Pyramids & Sphinx area
* Nile river sailling or Motor baot 30 minutes
* Lunch at Hard Rock Cafe
* One bottel of water in Van during Cairo Excursion.
* Soft drenks (Cola) in the Car during Cairo Ecursion.
* Transfer Airport-hotel in Sharm El-sheikh
Cairo Trip by air Exclude:
* Drinks In restuarant in Cairo
* Mummy hall in the Museum
* fees inside one of the Pyramids
* Any extra personal expenses
Recommended to take
Passport with a vaild Visa (Check with our rep.)
Breakfast box to be boooked from you hotel
* Cairo excursion day Cost adult 135 GBP
* Cairo excursion day cost Child 120 GBP