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Egypt Gives Chephren Pyramid a Breather // High Humidity Threatens After 4,600 Years
Chicago Sun-Times; 10/12/1995; DALIA BALIGH; 365 words;
... Mother Nature dampened the allure of Chephren, one of the three famed pyramids of Giza ... their monumental glory, particularly Chephren with its limestone casing preserved on ... government's antiquities branch. After Chephren, restorers will start a similar project ...
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&type=1 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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SECOND-LARGEST PYRAMID REOPENS AFTER RESTORATION.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 8/29/1996; 244 words;
Egypt's second-largest pyramid, Chephren, reopened to tourists yesterday after ... television system to improve security. Chephren is the second of the Great Pyramids to ... government has started charging admission to Chephren - $3 for foreigners and 30 cents for ...
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Egyptian Dispute Keeps Antiquities at Home
Chicago Sun-Times; 3/20/1996; EILEEN ALT POWELL; 347 words;
... Egypt An ancient alabaster statue of Chephren, the Pharaoh who built the second of ... Tutankhamun exhibition in the 1970s. But Chephren is going nowhere - and never will if ... of Ancient Egypt" show featuring the Chephren statue and 71 other artifacts in Florida ...
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&type=1 "Sunday Tribune (South Africa)")
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Best of the best.(Lifestyle)
Sunday Tribune (South Africa); 5/4/2008; 692 words;
1 Sculpture of Khafre (Chephren) (c2800BC) Cairo Museum The painter Francis Bacon concluded that the ancient Egyptians were the greatest artists of all. No work ...
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THE PYRAMIDS In 60 seconds The crucial questions answered in just one minute's reading . . .
Daily Mail; 12/4/2004; 186 words;
... WHAT WE SAY: Can't argue with their iconic status. Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus at Giza manage to be awe inspiring even amid ... archaeology in action is also a highlight. Finds this year include Chephren's valley temple and the pyramid workers' tomb complex. LOW ...
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THE PYRAMIDS In 60 seconds; The crucial questions answered in just one minute's reading . . .
The Daily Mail (London, England); 12/4/2004; 191 words;
... WHAT WE SAY: Can't argue with their iconic status. Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus at Giza manage to be awe inspiring even amid ... archaeology in action is also a highlight. Finds this year include Chephren's valley temple and the pyramid workers' tomb complex. LOW ...
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Ancient paved canal found near pyramids
The Boston Globe; 10/29/1995; Associated Press; 243 words;
... ritual bathing of the body of pharaoh Chephren, whose pyramid is the second largest ... of the Egyptian Antiquities Authority. Chephren's pyramid is also the most complete ... which is connected by a causeway to Chephren's pyramid. The canal was found accidentally ...
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Examining pyramid for gamage
The Independent - London; 11/18/1994; 51 words;
An Italian team of mountaineers and archaeologists climbing the 4,500-year-old pyramid of Chephren at Giza. The pyramid is the only one that retains some original limestone casing at its summit. The Italians and their Egyptian ...
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UN Population Conference: Iran surprises the West with liberal line on birth control
The Independent - London; 9/14/1994; ROBERT FISK in Cairo; 370 words;
THE IRANIAN Deputy Minister of Health looked rather pleased with himself yesterday as he sat outside the Chephren hall at the Cairo population conference - as well he might. Rare it must be that Hossein Malekafzali finds himself on the side ...
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Pyramid blast brings 36 arrests
The Boston Globe; 3/31/1993; AP; 83 words;
... tourist facilities, arrested three dozen possible suspects before they found the blast was accidental. The monument of Pharaoh Chephren, the middle of the three pyramids comprising Egypt's greatest tourist attraction, was not damaged. The Interior Ministry said ...
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Pyramids lure fans of occult
Chicago Sun-Times; 10/22/1989; Mimi Mann; 459 words;
... occult trek to Giza Plateau near Cairo to absorb mystical vibes said to be trapped inside the pyramids of the pharaohs Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus. Pyramid power is said to cure a host of ills, give glimpses into the future, provide a better night's sleep ...
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TRAVEL NOTES Work closes pyramid
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 6/1/1997; 63 words;
... Mycerinus pyramid is expected to take about six months. The restoration will repair damage from humidity caused by the exhalations of thousands of visitors. The other two pyramids, Cheops and Chephren, have undergone similar work in recent years.
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&type=1 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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HEA.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 2/27/2003; 161 words;
... lots of sand. Guest star: The Sphinx. We three kings: Khufu, a.k.a. Cheops, built the largest of the big three; Khafre, a.k.a. Chephren, built the center one that sits directly behind the Sphinx; Menkaure, a.k.a. Mycerinus, built the smallest. Window in time ...
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The Met Sets Sail.(Brief Article)
Town & Country; 9/1/2000; CARR, KRISTEN; 276 words;
... on the Met's famed Egyptian Collection are vividly illustrated with visits to Giza and its Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Chephren on the Arts and Antiquities of the Eastern Mediterranean trip (October 9 to 29, 2001); other stops include Palmyra in Syria ...
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Queen of Egypt.(Travel Tips)(Brief Article)
Paraplegia News; 4/1/2004; Randall, Carol; 239 words;
... assisted through customs and immigration formalities. The group will visit the famous Giza Pyramids, the Valley Temple of King Chephren, and the Great Sphinx. Spend a full day exploring the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities and the Treasures of King Tut Ankh Amun ...
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