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Egypt to open inner chambers of Bent Pyramid

By Ben Morales-Correa

Image via Wikipedia Travelers to Egypt will soon be able to explore the inner chambers of the 4,500-year-old Bent Pyramid. Egypt’s chief archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, said the 330-foot-high (100-meter) pyramid outside the village of Dashur, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Cairo, will be opened for the first time to tourists within the next month or... »



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