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☆ A Stray Dog Climbed an Egyptian Pyramid. Along Came a Paraglider.
  + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Franz Lidz | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
They say that every dog has its day, and for Apollo, a young stray who roams the Giza necropolis in Greater Cairo, that day was Oct. 14. “I looked down and saw something move,” said Mr. Lang, an accountant from Atlanta. “He just stood there confidently, like he was king or maybe pharaoh of the hill,” Mr. Lang said. Mr. Lang filmed a short video that quickly became an overnight sensation, amassing 28 million views on Instagram and trending on several other online platforms. “The workers at the Giza pyramid complex had already named him Apollo.”
Persons: Alex Lang, ”, Lang, Mr, Vicki Michelle Brown Organizations: Cairo Animal Rescue Foundation Locations: Greater Cairo, Khafre, Atlanta, Instagram, Cairo
☆ Dog spotted hanging out on top of ancient pyramid in Egypt
  + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Salma Arafa | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —Soaring high into the sky, paragliders are used to enjoying fascinating aerial views of some of the world’s most famous ancient landmarks. “We noticed something running back and forth on top of the pyramid,” Mosher told CNN Travel. The next day, curious to see if the dog was still there, they flew over the pyramid again, with no luck. However, a fellow adventurer shot a video of what appeared to be the same dog safely making its way down the pyramid. Going viralIn this screenshot from video, a dog climbs down from a pyramid in Egypt.
Persons: Marshall Mosher, ” Mosher, Mosher, ”, Mosher’s, It’s Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel Locations: Egypt, Cairo, Giza
☆ 9 things you think you know about ancient Egyptians that are actually wrong
  + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
With their impressive architecture, scientific knowledge, religious cults, and beautiful artwork, the ancient Egyptians continue to impress historians long after the end of their reign. The pyramids were built by slavesThe Sphinx at Giza in Cairo set against the Pyramid Pyramid of Khafre. That means there may have been sacrifices over a period of about 400 years, while ancient Egyptians ruled for about 3,000 years. His book detailing the life of ancient Egyptians was extremely influential. Many misconceptions that have survived in the lore about ancient Egypt to this day may have found their origins in Herodotus's work.
☆ Scientists may have solved the mystery of how the ancient Egyptians hauled millions of 2-ton blocks of stone through the desert to build the pyramids
  + stars: | 2022-09-02 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Ancient Egyptians built the spectacular Giza pyramids in what is now a desert landscape. The Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids on November 20, 2019. Khufu's pyramid, known as the Great Pyramid, was the first to be built and the biggest of the three. The Great Pyramid is the oldest of the famed Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one to remain largely intact. An Egyptian walks at the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, on April 26, 2021.
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