Egyptian pyramids From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Great Sphinx of Giza with Khafre's pyramid in the background. Pyramid in hieroglyphs
The Pyramids of Egypt, among the largest constructions ever built, [1], constitute one of the most potent and enduring symbols of Ancient Egyptian civilization. It is generally accepted by most archaeologists that they were constructed as burial monuments associated with royal solar and stellar cults, and most were built during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods[2].
Map of Giza pyramid complex. The number of pyramid structures in Egypt today is reported by most sources as being between 80 and 110, with a majority favouring the higher number. In 1842 Karl Lepsius made a list of pyramids, in which he counted 67, although more have been identified and discovered since his time. The imprecise nature of the count is related to the fact that as many smaller pyramids are in a poor state of preservation and appear as little more than mounds of rubble, they are only now being properly identified and studied by archaeologists. Most are grouped in a number of pyramid fields, the most important of which are listed geographically, from north to south, below. Los Angeles—often abbreviated to L.A.—is the largest city in the state of California and the second-largest in the United States by population. It is an alpha world city having a population of over 4 million people[1] and spanning 469.1 square miles (1214.9 square kilometers). The Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana metropolitan area is home to 13 million people.[2] The Greater Los Angeles Area encompasses a much larger area, consisting of 5 counties and an estimated 18 million people. Los Angeles was founded in 1781 by Felipe de Neve. It was a part of Spain then Mexico, when Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821, until 1848, when Mexico ceded California to the United States by treaty at the conclusion of the Mexican-American War. It was not incorporated as a municipality until April 4, 1850—five months before California achieved statehood. It is the county seat of Los Angeles County.
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Egyptian pyramids
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Great Sphinx of Giza with Khafre's pyramid in the background.
Pyramid
in hieroglyphs
The Pyramids of Egypt, among the largest constructions ever built, [1], constitute one of the most potent and enduring symbols of Ancient Egyptian civilization. It is generally accepted by most archaeologists that they were constructed as burial monuments associated with royal solar and stellar cults, and most were built during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods[2].
Map of Giza pyramid complex.
The number of pyramid structures in Egypt today is reported by most sources as being between 80 and 110, with a majority favouring the higher number. In 1842 Karl Lepsius made a list of pyramids, in which he counted 67, although more have been identified and discovered since his time. The imprecise nature of the count is related to the fact that as many smaller pyramids are in a poor state of preservation and appear as little more than mounds of rubble, they are only now being properly identified and studied by archaeologists. Most are grouped in a number of pyramid fields, the most important of which are listed geographically, from north to south, below. Los Angeles—often abbreviated to L.A.—is the largest city in the state of California and the second-largest in the United States by population. It is an alpha world city having a population of over 4 million people[1] and spanning 469.1 square miles (1214.9 square kilometers). The Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana metropolitan area is home to 13 million people.[2] The Greater Los Angeles Area encompasses a much larger area, consisting of 5 counties and an estimated 18 million people.
Los Angeles was founded in 1781 by Felipe de Neve. It was a part of Spain then Mexico, when Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821, until 1848, when Mexico ceded California to the United States by treaty at the conclusion of the Mexican-American War. It was not incorporated as a municipality until April 4, 1850—five months before California achieved statehood. It is the county seat of Los Angeles County.
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