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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.
Sax Rohmer - The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu
Pyramid Books G641, 1961
Cover Artist: Dick Kohfield
They were sinister warnings:
– the scream in the night
– the poisoned claw
– the strangling fingers
– the silken noose
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.
Pyramids in Egypt.
look at many camels.
I rid them that time.
scary at the first minute and have fun after that!!
lol!
2007, I was 20.
The Bent Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres south of Cairo, built under the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu (c. 2600 BC). A unique example of early pyramid development in Egypt, this was the second pyramid built by Sneferu.
The lower part of the pyramid rises from the desert at a 54-degree inclination, but the top section is built at the shallower angle of 43 degrees, lending the pyramid its very obvious "bent" appearance.
Archaeologists now believe that the Bent Pyramid represents a transitional form between step-sided and smooth-sided pyramids (see Step pyramid). It has been suggested that due to the steepness of the original angle of inclination the structure may have begun to show signs of instability during construction, forcing the builders to adopt a shallower angle to avert the structure's collapse.
This theory appears to be borne out by the fact that the adjacent Red Pyramid, built immediately afterwards by the same Pharaoh, was constructed at an angle of 43 degrees from its base. This fact also contradicts the theory that at the initial angle the construction would take too long because Sneferu's death was nearing, so the builders changed the angle to complete the construction in time.
In 1974 Kurt Mendelssohn suggested the change of the angle to have been made as a security precaution in reaction to a catastrophic collapse of the Meidum Pyramid while it was still under construction.
It is also unique amongst the approximately ninety pyramids to be found in Egypt, in that its original polished limestone outer casing remains largely intact.
The ancient formal name of the Bent Pyramid is generally translated as (The)-Southern-Shining-Pyramid, or Sneferu-(is)-Shining-in-the-South.
January 29 - On our final day in Egypt, it was great to encounter this amazing wonder. (Cairo, Egypt)
The Louvre Pyramid is a large glass and metal pyramid, surrounded by three smaller ones, in the courtyard of the Louvre Museum in Paris. The large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the museum. Build from a project by I.M. Pei, completed in 1989, it has become a landmark for the city of Paris.
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The pyramids at Giza and the Sphinx during the light show.
Great Pyramid Of Khufu is on the right.
Pyramid of Khafre in the centre and Pyramid of Menkaure on the left.
Giza 10/11/2009
You've seen the square watermelon. Now gaze upon Japan's homage to ancient Egypt... the Pyramid Watermelon, complete with a Pharaoh seal.
Robert Schlick - Tonight It's Me
Pyramid Books G248, 1957
Cover Artist: Lou Marchetti
"Who gets her for tonight?"
Showing just how variable the colouring of pyramidal orchids is - this series of photos shows from white through pale to deep pink. And the banks we were looking at had hundreds of flowers - a good year for them.
Another pyramid using Geomag balls. Same trick to keep the whole thing from falling apart as in version one, but with one extra Geomag rod. As a result I could do one extra layer, hiding the rods completely on all sides.
However, the whole thing is quite difficult to build, since it is barely stable!