Last year, people across the UAE celebrated National Day in a variety of fun and different ways! Check out these websites for a list of exciting events happening this week:
Isn't this picture dreamy? While still very beautiful, the Great Pyramid of Giza used to look very different. When it was first completed around 2560–2540 BC, the pyramid’s sides were bright white, reflecting the sun’s rays. They would have shined very brightly in the Egyptian sun!
Watch the skill and effort it took to polish the stones with a sandstone brick and fine sand: What the Completed Great Pyramid Would’ve Looked Like. Many of the highly polished casing stones were removed between the 1300s and 1800s to build other structures. Pollution, earthquakes, weather, and time have also worn the sides down to the crumbling core structures that we see now. Below, get a closer look at today’s pyramids, as well as the Great Sphinx of Giza, thanks to AirPano. Read more fantastic stories like this one at The Kid Should See This.
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