EGYPT TO OPEN FOUR PYRAMIDS TO SHIFT TRAFFIC FROM GIZA SITE.(Getaways)

From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Date: February 8, 1996 | Copyright information

Egypt will open four pyramids in June in a region long closed to the public. Two of the ruins, including the so-called ``bent pyramid,'' are considered some of the first attempts at pyramid building.

``These pyramids will be opened to reduce the (tourist) pressure on the Giza pyramids,'' said Zahi Hawass, director of antiquities at the Giza plateau and nearby Saqqara.

The Giza pyramids, the only surviving wonder of the ancient world, have suffered from the traffic of millions of tourists. Moisture from their breath has caused damage to the pyramids' limestone walls.

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