| EGYPT CAIRO |
| The pyramids, of course, and the great sphinx! They are all too familiar to us. The Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) is the tallest, although the loss of external casing has exposed it to weathering and reduced its height. The Second Pyramid of Chephren (Khafre) has been luckier and you can see from the second picture below that some of the original limestone casing is still left at its top. Previous Page Egypt Main Page Next Page |
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| A family that I ran into at the pyramids. Like Chinese, they are very curious about foreigners. And they are such beautiful people, aren't they? In Egypt, it is hard to run into anybody who is not good-looking :) |
| The Great Sphinx was built by Chephren. Facing the rising sun, it is believed to represent the sun god. There are arguments regarding whether the head was a portrait of the pharoah himself or not. Unfortunately, it has been suffering severely from weathering and pollution, and restoration efforts have never stopped. |