Cairo and the Giza pyramids, the only remaining monuments of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, are a fascinating example of the architectural masterpieces that were built during the height of the Pharaonic Civilization.
The ancient
Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their
queens. The pharaohs were buried in pyramids of many different
shapes and sizes from before the beginning of the Old Kingdom
to the end of the Middle Kingdom.
There are about eighty pyramids. The three largest and best-preserved
of these were built at Giza. The most well-known of these
pyramids was built for the pharaoh Khufu. So, you though the
Pyramids were out in the desert, far away from settlements.
When driving up to the pyramidal area you realise. Above the
roofs the two largest pyramids rise up. From some angles you
feel like they're coming down from the sky, just about to
land on the houses of Giza. The truth is not far from this.
The residents area ends, then there is a border of shacks,
before the bedrock carrying the pyramids rise some five metres
above everything else.
Cairo,
with its 14 million inhabitants is one of the most fascinating
cities in the world, as so many civilizations and historical
epochs are represented here. Nearby, the Pyramids of
Giza, perhaps the most famous human effort ever, is
located, along with many other impressive monuments.
The central Cairo is a bustling affair, often appearing like a group of major cities without real borders in between. And through the city, the life line of one of the world's earliest civilizations run, the Nile.
The central Cairo is a bustling affair, often appearing like a group of major cities without real borders in between. And through the city, the life line of one of the world's earliest civilizations run, the Nile.
