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The Pyramid of Khufu or Cheops was constructed between 2580 and 2560 BCE. It is the largest pyramid in the world and was the tallest manmade structure for 3800 years.
The Pyramid at Dashur is the first successful pyramid ever built. and the best part is that it is smack in the desert and there are hardly any tourists around.
I walked in to this pyramid and found out that I was the only one inside the pyramid, went in to the burial chamers and looked around, it was dark and I had to use flash from camera to figure out where I was. I was super thrilled to be alone inside a pyramid.
the long climb out was trecherous, I could not walk properly for the next couple of days.
got back in to the tazi and was going to the bent pyramid, when my driver for reasons I could not imagine, lost his way, and got the car stuck in the desert sand, we tried several thing to take the car out, we dug, found several stones, for the tire to grip on, I even tried lifting the car. Nothing worked. it was evening and the no one was in sight, we decided to walk back to a police booth we saw on the way, after a while we could see the booth, but it seemed like a long walk. I waved like a mad man hoping the policemen there could see me, and they did. I thought I'll have to cough up more money to get the police men to help me, five strong policemen came, and they removed the floor sheets in the car made a road out of it and got the car back to the dirt road, it was amazing, and they left. I was impressed.
even though I was in trouble for a while I think I liked it, I thought its going to be a nice story. and it is.
The once pristine Pyramid Park, a victim of the council being skint. The pond is full of bricks and shoes and shopping trolleys. A long time ago, a statue of Nimrod lounged on a plinth at the centre and there was a fountain. Due to it's location and lack of a playground it's largely ignored except by the dog walking public, errant Richmal Cromptonesque schoolboys and class A drug users, (sometimes all three in the same person). It's bisected by the Metrolink system, which means access to the main park is via a subway, never the most inviting of walks, and it's in a bit of a hollow, so unless you were looking for it, you'd miss it from the road.
I have no idea who designed it, when it was built, who commissioned it or why it hasn't been built on yet by greedy developers. I like it because of it's oddness and the fact it has survived despite it's neglect and the apparent disdain of the local populace.
This is the North site of the Pyramids in area of Meroe. The amazing thing about the pyramids here in Sudan compared to that of Giza in Egypt is not the size or the shape (Giza wins hands down in those catagories) but in its isolation. Besides Andy and I, there was virtually nobody else there save for some camel handlers trying to get us to ride at a premium.
You have the pyramids all to yourself rather than it being bizzare, it's actually quite fitting. Let us not forget that these are ancient burial site, tombs for pharaohs entering the afterlife, not cities bustling with people. It's like being in a cemetary paying homage to the dead. Imagine if your local graveyard was turned into a tourist attraction or something outlandish like a casino. Oh wait, that's already been done in Las Vegas. Silly me.
A pyramid of vine glasses displayed at Wayne & Esther's wedding dinner.
Camera used: Sony DSLR Alpha 700.
Lens: SAL 50mm f/1.4.
Dec 1992
I flew on the first KC-135 to have rollers installed for moving cargo. We flew from Altus AFB, OK to Cairo West, Egypt. Upon landing the plane broke so badly, the crew had a week to go anywhere we wanted. It was awesome!
This is my favorite photo of the trip.
I drove out to Pyramid Lake on the Paiute Reservation with the intention of exploring the area, taking a few photos and camping for the night. I forgot this was the day that 40,000 people would be driving up the same road to Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert a bit up the road. I was caught up in an amazing caravan of every type vehicle known to man. I got to Red Bay around mid day and the light was harsh but I took a few digital photos and got wet. This is some beautiful landscape with a strong natural mystic
Omitting the small ones at the front, from left to right: the Pyramid of Menkaure, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Pyramid of Khufu (or other name Kheops).
Pyramid Club, 1984, NYC
This image is part of my PUNKS & PROVOCATEURS series (http://www.rebelrebelle.com)
Michael Roman graffiti on wall!
This particular photo later inspired my Three Part Bodyseries.
Photo © Linda Dawn Hammond / IndyFoto.com '09
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The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest and most recognizable skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline.
Built on the location of the historic Montgomery Block, it has a structural height of 260 meters (853 ft) and contains 48 floors of retail and office space. Construction began in 1969 and finished in 1972. It is currently ranked as the 100th tallest building in the world. Transamerica moved their headquarters to the new building from across the street, where they used to be based in another pyramid-shaped building now occupied by the Church of Scientology of San Francisco.
The Transamerica Pyramid is a 48-story futurist building and the second-tallest skyscraper in the San Francisco, California. The building no longer houses the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation, which moved to Baltimore, but it is still associated with the company and is depicted in the company's logo. Designed by architect William Pereira and built by Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company, at 260m, on completion in 1972 it was the eighth-tallest building in the world.
Pyramid monument (there's a swampy lake behind here) at the edge of the pool that the German and Soviet military personnel swam in. It's returned to nature (the pics of it in the old days looked really nice) and stuff.
Anyhow, the monument is dedicated to those who served here and died between WW1, WW2, and the soviet cold war eras.
Kummersdorf Germany, September 2006. These are all photos of an old german then soviet air base in Kummersdorf Germany. They're in the process of tearing it down to expand Shonefeld airport, near Berlin.
Most of these buildings were built during ww1 for training the German military. Then, as WW2 progresssed rocket research was done here in an attempt to come up with larger more powerful artilery shells, and then atomic weapons. Finally, when the scientists headed to the US and Russia, they started building artilery shells and training officers here.
After WW2, when the soviets moved in, the soviets had staging post for their troops, and started doing research on rockets for the space race. Somewhere in these pictures is a soviet explosive test area (it was a buried bunker with 35 foot thick concrete walls surrounding 10 foot thick steel bunker.) which was exploded and broke windows for over 3000 houses nearly a mile away.
Amber and Lea ( our daughters ) joined my wife and I on this hike into the the scenic rocky mountains near our home :-)