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The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities in Cairo. About 4 hours after taking this shot, rioters gathered in Tahrir square to protest violence at a soccer math the previous day.
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Kristina and a statue outside the museum of antiquities.
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Sphinx outside Museum of Antiquities.
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Standing in front of an obelisk at the Museum of Antiquities.
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Stela outside the Museum of Antiquities.
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Columns representing papyrus reeds outside the Museum of Antiquities.
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The Red Pyramid at Dahshur.
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The Bent Pyramid.
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The Bent Pyramid.
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At the steps of the Red Pyramid.
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Climbing the Red Pyramid. Note the spongy look of the stones.
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A stone of the Red Pyramid. Note the spongy "Hostess Twinky" texture.
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Pyramids and mastubas in the distance (Saqqara).
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Kristina descending into the tomb of Snefru's Pyramid.
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The relief chamber of the Red Pyramid.
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Inside the Red Pyramid showing the individual blocks and fine craftmanship.
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Nothing but rubble remains of the burial chamber inside the Red Pyramid.
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Very short passageways to the burial chamber inside the Red Pyramid.
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The long and very low staircase to the entrace of the Red Pyramid.
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A mastuba -- the precursors of pyramids.
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The Red Pyramid of Snefru.
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Bent Pyramid
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Bent Pyramid
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Bent Pyramid -- also built by King Snefru, but he never occupied it because the walls were too steep. It was hastily finished at a shallower angle. We were not allowed to get any closer than this.
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The Step Pyramid.
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Pyramid of Userkaf at Saqqara.
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The tomb of Mere-ruka at Saqqara.
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Pyramid of Teti -- crumbled and barely recognizable, but we were allowed to descend inside the tomb and burial chamber.
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A false door near the tomb of Mere-Ruka at Saqqara.
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Tomb of Kagemni at Saqqara.
