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| Culture (page 6) | ||||||||||||||||
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| The Great pyramids of Giza | ||||||||||||||||
| The pyramids at Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, are the most famous and symbolicc of all Egyptian monuments, and they mark the high point in the engineering skills first displayed by Imhotep in the previous dynasty. The Great Pyramids of Giza is one of the 7 wonders of the world. Scientist are amazed by the structure of these pyramids and still to this day are puzzled on how it was made. The largest, the Great Pyramid, shown here furthest from the camera, is the most massive feestanding monement made by man itself. | ||||||||||||||||
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| The Great Sphynx | ||||||||||||||||
| The Great Sphinx, with the body of a kneeling lion and the head of a man, was built during Cephren's time.During the reign of the Modern State, the Sphinx represented the God of Sun.The three Giza pyramids and the Sphinx are Egypt's number one tourist attraction. | ||||||||||||||||