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| Egypt Today - The Pyramids |
Although the construction of the pyramids was only an episode in the long history of the pharaohs, this period has left us some of the most impressive monuments that can be seen.
Besides the three giants of Gizeh, more than 70 pyramids can be counted along the Nile.
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| El-Gizah pyramids |
| Guarded by the familiar lone lion-bodied Sphinx are the three Great Pyramids of Giza. |
| Over 4,000 years ago, the mummified bodies of Kings Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinos were ferried down the Nile to be buried and prepared for the journey to the afterlife within these massive monuments. |
| The largest, oldest and finest of all three is Cheop's Pyramid, simply known as the "Great Pyramid". |
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| Saqqara Pyramids |
| The very first pyramid and the first great stone structure in the world. North of the pyramid, inside a stone "serdab", sits the Ancient Pharaoh King Djoser's himself. |
| Saqqara also includes the Serapeum, represented by a life-sized sculpture of limestone, and an astonishing collection of mummified Apis bulls in gargantuan granite coffins. |
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