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If you have 9 hours in Cairo layover, they are are enough to tour the most important pyramids in Egypt.Spend those hours among the largest and oldest pyramids in the world, the pyramids of Giza,the Step pyramid in Sakkara and give a visit to Memphis, the oldest capital of ancient Egypt.
The Giza Necropolis stands on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. This complex of ancient monuments includes the three pyramids known as the Great Pyramids, along with the massive sculpture known as the Great Sphinx. It is located some 9 km (5 mi) inland into the desert from the old town of Giza on the Nile, some 25 km (15 mi) southwest of Cairo city centre.
The tiered garden planter is unique design, it contains seventeen planting cells in the companct footprint thus allow you plant herbs, greens, flowers, strawerries and other different plants together. Wood based planter can be placed at any desired place such as patio or garden. No hard planting work needed for this raised container planters . Easy to assemble, just put one layer upon another, no hardware needed.
Mary ja Jorma Gallen-Kallela poseeraavat Kheops-pyramidin juurella.
Taiteilija Akseli Gallen-Kallelan perhe eli vuosina 1909-10 Brittiläisessä Itä-Afrikassa, nykyisessä Keniassa. Sairastumisten vaivatessa ja rahojen vähenemisen takia he päättivät palata Suomeen vuoden 1910 lopulla - monta kuukautta kestänyt kotimatka kulki mm. Kairon kautta, jossa he viipyivät pari viikkoa.
kuvauspaikka: Giza, Egypti
ajoitus: todennäk. marraskuu 1910
kuvaaja: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
mitat: 83,8x80,8mm (kuva 77) ja 80x79 mm (kuva 78)
tekniikka: stereokuva
merkintöjä: "Keops-pyramidin luona. Vas: Mary GK oik: Jorma" (kuva 77)
inventointinumero: Kot. 4/77
kokoelma: Akseli Gallen-Kallelan valokuvakokoelma
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This is the smallest of the three pyramids on the Giza Plateau. The big hole is from early explorers forcing an entry.
Pyramid of Unas. The last king of the 5th dynasty.
From the entrance passage slopes down to a corridor-chamber, followed by a horizontal passage, with three granite portcullis slabs. Then the passage goes to the antechamber, from where to the east a doorway to a room with three recesses and to the west the burial chamber. Unas pyramid is the first since Djoser to be decorated. Around the sarcophagus, the walls are lined with white alabaster incised and painted to represent a reed-mat and wood-frame enclosure. The ceiling had golden stars on a blue background. Walls in the burial chamber, antechamber and section of the horizontal passage are covered with vertical columns of carved hieroglyphs. The earliest example of the Pyramid Texts.
5th dynasty, Saqqara
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.
Took this shot of the Pyramid of Khafre on a recent business trip to Egypt....not sure whether I prefer the mono or the normal colour shot.....what do you think
Apologies for the quality as these were taken on my iPhone and post processing don on the phone as well
Mono shot here here
This is the middle pyramid of the three pyramids at Giza. It still has a few of the original casing stones near the top.
Mary Shelley - Frankenstein
Pyramid Royal Books R290, 1957
Cover Artist: unknown
"Horror stalked the night."
The Pyramid of Khafre, Giza Plateau. To the left is the Great Pyramid, and the pyramid of Menkaure to the left of that.
Jeffrey Gardner - Barbary Devil
Pyramid Books G643, 1951
Cover Artist: Ray Johnson
"Full-blooded, charged with swashbuckling action and adult love-making..."
Jeffrey Gardner was a pseudonym of Gardner F. Fox
Pyramid Mountain Reflection on Pyramid Lake. I took this photo at 7am. Several hours later I was standing on the top of this mountain and looking down on the lake and the town of Jasper 1600m (5,200 ft) below.
P6216723 - Jasper National Park
Storm clounds begin rolling over Pyramid Peak in North Cascades National Park, Washington State, USA
©2015 Michael Russell
Lewis Clay - The Wanton Hour
Pyramid Books 174, 1955
Cover photo uncredited
"His breath came faster..."
The pyramids in Egypt were amazing. They are so massive and awe inducing. To imagine that such an ancient civilization managed to build such magnificent structures is unthinkable. Definitely a humbling experience. This was one of the best sights of my entire trip.