The Scale is Impressive

Up close, you begin to get an idea just how enormous these structures are. The Great Pyramid of Khufu stands 450 feet tall. (By contrast, the Statue of Liberty is 152 feet tall from base to torch.)

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January 27th 2006
January 13, 2006 (Cairo, Egypt) Shannon: Today was our first full day in Cairo, having arrived yesterday afternoon. My first impression: chaotic and loud. Cairo is a huge, sprawling metropolis with 16 million inhabitants. As we tried to navigate our way to our hotel, the streets were choked with people. It didn’t help that we arrived during the holiday of Eid, which made things even ... read more

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more

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