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The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, and is the only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It is believed to have been built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC. The tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years, it is sometimes called Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu.
Some believe that his pyramid at Giza was built by slaves but this is not true. One hundred thousand people worked on it for three months of each year. This was the time of the Nile's annual flood which made it impossible to farm the land and most of the population was unemployed. He provided good food and clothing for his workers and was kindly remembered in folk tales for many centuries.
There are three pyramids at Giza, each of which once had an adjoining mortuary temple. Attached to this temple would have been a covered causeway descending down to a valley temple, near the Nile. The 'great' pyramid itself is truly an astonishing work of engineering skill - for over four thousands years, until the modern era, it was the tallest building in the world.
A model of one of the pyramids in Egypt was on display in Berlin. Using the "Pro mode" on the camera in my mobile phone I could at least get close to getting a good picture.
So the good thing about jet lag is that it let's you get great shots like this of the sun rising on the great pyramids at Giza. This was the view from our hotel, we knew the hotel was close to the pyramids but weren't prepared for how close as when we got there the night before it was pitch black.
One of the 7 wonders of the world. For more information on visiting Egypt check out www.africansafariclub.com
The site and pyramid of Hawara. The historic irrigation canal cuts through the site of the labyrinth, the mortuary temple of Amenemhat III which forms the mounds of debris on either side of the canal. Taken in 2009
The Louvre Pyramids were designed by the architect I. M. Pei. The structure, constructed entirely with glass segments, reaches a height of 20.6 meters (about 70 feet); its square base has sides of 35 meters (115 ft). It consists of 603 rhombus-shaped and 70 triangular glass segments.
The construction of the pyramid triggered considerable controversy because many people felt that the futuristic edifice looked quite out of place in front of the Louvre Museum with its classical architecture. Others came to appreciate the juxtaposing of contrasting architectural styles as a successful merger of the old and the new, the classical and the ultra-modern.
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incidentally, this is the pyramid i crawled inside to the chamber in the middle. i wasn't allowed to take any pictures in there so it pretty much didn't happen.
Pyramid Head topper made by Artisan Cake Company artisancakecompany.com/2012/11/pyramid-head-cake-topper/
A pyramid is a structure whose shape is roughly that of a pyramid in the geometric sense;
That is, its outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a single point at the top.
Les Pyramides is a supple pliant cuff of two rows of little pyramid shaped beads. Embellished and connected in a series of picots that appear complex and intriguing, just like the mysteries of the great pyramids.
A cuff that is suitable for the beginning beader to the advanced.
Quick and fun to make but bold in statement.
Pyramid Lake is the geographic sink of the Truckee River Basin, 40 mi (64 km) northeast of Reno. Pyramid Lake is fed by the Truckee River, which is mostly the outflow from Lake Tahoe. The Truckee River enters Pyramid Lake at its southern end. Pyramid Lake has no outlet, with water leaving only by evaporation, or sub-surface seepage (an endorheic lake). The lake has about 10% of the area of the Great Salt Lake, but it has about 25% more volume. The salinity is approximately 1/6 that of sea water. Although clear Lake Tahoe forms the headwaters that drain to Pyramid Lake, the Truckee River delivers more turbid waters to Pyramid Lake after traversing the steep Sierra terrain and collecting moderately high silt-loaded surface runoff.
A remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Lahontan (~890 feet deep), the lake area was inhabited by the 19th-century Paiute, who used the Tui chub and Lahontan cutthroat trout from the lake(the former is now endangered and the latter is threatened). The lake was first mapped in 1844 by John C. Frémont, the American discoverer of the lake who also gave it its English title.
In the 19th century two battles were fought near the lake, major actions in the Paiute War. In the 1960s a marker was placed commemorating these battles.
Because of water diversion beginning in 1905 by Derby Dam, the lake's existence was threatened, and the Paiute sued the Department of the Interior. By the mid-1970s, the lake had lost 80 feet of depth, and according to Paiute fisheries officials, the life of the lake was seriously under threat.
Pyramid Lake is located in southeastern Washoe County in western Nevada. It is in an elongated intermontane basin between the Lake Range on the east, the Virginia Mountains on the west and the Pah Rah Range on the southwest. The Fox Range and the Smoke Creek Desert lie to the north.
In a parallel basin to the east of the Lake Range is Winnemucca Lake now a dry lake bed. Prior to the construction of the Derby Dam in 1905 both lake levels stood at near 3,880 ft (1,180 m).[8] Following the dam completion the water levels dropped to 3,867 ft (1,179 m) and 3,853 ft (1,174 m) for Pyramid and Winnemucca respectively. In 1957 Pyramid Lake level was at 3,802 ft (1,159 m) and the dry Winnemucca Lake bed at 3,780 ft (1,150 m) had been dry since the 1930s.
The lake is the largest remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan that covered much of northwestern Nevada at the end of the last ice age. Pyramid Lake was the deepest point in Lake Lahontan, reaching an estimated 890 feet (270 m) due to its low level relative to the surrounding basins.
The name of the lake comes from the impressive cone or pyramid shaped tufa formations found in the lake and along the shores. The largest such formation, Anaho Island, is home to a large colony of American White Pelicans and is restricted for ecological reasons. Access to the Needles, another spectacular tufa formation at the northern end of the lake has also been restricted due to recent vandalism.
Major fish species include the cui-ui lakesucker, which is endemic to Pyramid Lake, the Tui chub and Lahontan cutthroat trout (the world record cutthroat trout was caught in Pyramid Lake). The former is endangered, and the latter is threatened. Both species were of critical importance to the Paiute people in pre-contact times.
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Oh what a wonderful surprise it was to have such clear air at Pyramid. Usually it is quite hazey over this lake. Water in Pyramid lake travels from Lake Tahoe via the Truckee River. Pyramid is very low, however Tahoe has not yet fallen below the rim so the Truckee has pretty good flow. In years when Tahoe falls below it's rim, Pyramid can become so low that there is a land bridge between Anaho Island and the main land.
More info on Pyramid lake here
These pyramids are part of the art found in Kent, Washington, the small city where I live. It was pouring rain when I went out for my daily photo shoot, but I managed to get a few shots.
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