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Photographs of the three Giza pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Sphinx, temples, Solar Barque museum and western cemetery mastabas, including the Light and Sound Show night views.
Giza Boat Pit EG076631JHP 
 Solar Boat Museum Gizah Khufu Burial Boat Pit Roof Stone Slabs Discovery is housed in an air-conditioned custom built building on the south face of the Great Pyramid of the Pharaoh Khufu over the boatpit in which this reassembled kit sailing boat from around 2500BC was discovered in the 1950’s. During construction analysis of the mud found on the wood sections suggests it sailed on the River Nile; the sections are tied together and it measures 43 metres long. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Giza, Great, Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, museum, upright, Solar, Barge, Barque, boat, pit, covers, limestone, blocks, boatpit
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Giza Pyramids & Sphinx
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Giza Boat Pit EG076631JHP
Upload Date: 2007-10-26 07:06:32
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Solar Boat Museum Gizah Khufu Burial Boat Pit Roof Stone

Slabs Discovery is housed in an air-conditioned custom built building on the south face of the Great Pyramid of the Pharaoh Khufu over the boatpit in which this reassembled kit sailing boat from around 2500BC was discovered in the 1950’s. During construction analysis of the mud found on the wood sections suggests it sailed on the River Nile; the sections are tied together and it measures 43 metres long.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Giza, Great, Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, museum, upright, Solar, Barge, Barque, boat, pit, covers, limestone, blocks, boatpit