1. Source: Charlotte Observer
Journal # 21
Source: Charlotte Observer

2. What are the greatest threats to Egypt’s treasures today
What are the greatest threats to Egypt’s treasures today? Describe the carnival – like atmosphere. What impact did the road have on the pyramids? What steps have been taken to protect the area? What will be the impacts of the conservation plan? How important is it to save our past? What other solutions could be used to improve the conservation plan?

3. Egyptian Architecture
1. Pyramids:
most famous – Three pyramids at Giza
Built for Khufu, Chephren and Mycerinus around 2500 BC

4. Pyramids at Giza

5. Egyptian Architecture
Largest is the Great Pyramid
- 756 feet on each side
- 450 feet high (45 stories)
- 2 million stones
- 13 acres (8 football fields)

6. Egyptian Architecture
Entrance is oriented toward the east (why?)
Built during the annual flood when no other work was possible; easy to transport

7. Egyptian Architecture
Most accepted theory – earthen ramps
They have survived because their shape is resistant to wind erosion.

8. Inside the Great Pyramid
Air Vents G F
Pharaoh’s
Burial Site
Grand Gallery
153 feet E
Entrance
2nd Burial Site –
Queen’s chamber C A D
Escape route
1st Burial Site – Waste disposal B

9. Egyptian Architecture
2. Sphinx
Located at Giza
240 feet long; 66 feet high
Body of a lion and a head of a man (thought to be Chephren)

10. Sphinx

11. Egyptian Architecture
Built by the gods?
Theories on damage to the nose:
- Napoleon
- Show it was not sacred
- erosion

12. Egyptian Architecture
3. Obelisks
Towering structures that reach towards the sun (ex – Washington Monument)
Made out of a single limestone block and decorated with hieroglyphics
Many are no longer on Egyptian soil (Paris, NYC, London)

13. Queen Hatshepsut’s
Obelisk in Egypt
Obelisk in Paris, France

14. Egyptian Architecture
4. Egyptian Architecture is in danger of disappearing forever. Why?
a. Aswan High Dam – increased rainfall and increased humidity
Water is a great enemy of stone

15. Aswan High Dam

16. Egyptian Architecture
b. Population Growth – in 10 years Cairo’s population has doubled
monuments are no longer isolated
c. Failed restoration attempts – adding chemicals that are speeding up the destruction
SHOULD WE SAVE THEM? HOW?