A plan to cover a Giza pyramid with granite cladding has been called “absurd” after its proponents promised it would deliver “a gift from Egypt to the world”. The project aims to restore the Pyramid ...
A project to restore granite blocks that once covered a greater portion of the Pyramid of Menkaure in Giza has been criticized by some preservationists. By Julia Halperin When the Egyptian authorities ...
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Blocks too heavy for modern cranes sit inside the pyramid
Some granite blocks inside the Great Pyramid weigh more than 60 tons. They were hauled from Aswan, hundreds of miles away. Getting them to Giza was the easy part.
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