Talking Pyramids: Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

This week’s photo is of Khafre’s Valley Temple, from the Brooklyn Museum’s Egyptian Lantern collection.

Valley Temple with Khafre’s Pyramid in the background

Performance in front of the Pyramids. Photo from http://english.donga.com/

Performers in traditional Egyptian garments rehearse for the “Show for Sound and light” on Thursday in front of pyramids in Giza, Egypt, playing drums and bagpipes. The similar shows using light and sound are currently being held at another three sites in Egypt. The performance takes 50 […]

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Torchbearer Abdul Aziz Bouderbala carries the Olympic Flame past the Pyramids overlooking Cairo during Day 8 of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Torch Relay on June 11, 2004 in Cairo, Egypt. The Olympic Flame travels to 34 cities in 27 countries en route to the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

The Olympic flame burns in front of the […]

This week’s photograph is by Daniel Morcos. A very nice cinematic shot of Khafre’s pyramid.

Photo by Daniel Morcos. All Rights Reserved.

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This week’s photo comes from Chamorrobible.

An Air Transport Command Airplane Flies Over The Pyramids During World War II, 1943.

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Source: Chamorrobible.org

Feb. 25, 2008 — Two of the pyramids of Giza , the last surviving wonder of the ancient world, were conceived as a single project–a sort of grandiose stage show to represent the final and most important part of a pharaoh’s journey to the afterlife, an Italian study has concluded.
It is widely believed that the […]

The Giza Plateau Mapping Project has been in existence since 1986 and was founded by the President and Treasurer, Mark Lehner and board member, Matthew McCauley, Ancient Egypt Research Associates, Inc.
The organisation is dedicated to research concerning the ancient Egyptian monuments of the Giza Plateau, and making the results of those studies available to […]

It seems that Khufu and Khafre are the only pyramids at Giza that are currently open on to the public.  Menkaure’s pyramid is closed.
You can visit the Giza Plateau page for more information.

After seeing Andie Byrne’s request for information on the which pyramids were currently open to the public I realised that if I am to create a real information service on the ancient Egyptian pyramids I need to include this sort of information.
So I have begun adding opening times on those pyramids that are currently open […]