Egypt > Giza Pyramids & Sphinx > Giza Solar Boat EG076658JHP
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.
© Jim Henderson
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Photographer: | Jim Henderson | |||
Collection: | Giza Pyramids & Sphinx | |||
Filename: | Giza Solar Boat EG076658JHP |
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Upload Date: | 2007-10-26 07:15:09 | |||
Photo Size: | 10mb 5295x3543 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Solar Boat Museum Giza Hull Oars Cabin Construction Visitors Insideis 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, landscape, Solar, Barge, Barque, boat, bow, wood, cedar, oars, hut, hull, restored, rebuilt, reassembled, sections, kit, rope, tied |