Pyramids - Are They Overrated?

[MaidenScotland]

I believe they are trying to restore the sphinx and or slow down it's deterioration.
The nose was destroyed by soldiers using it for target practice not Egyptian soldiers.
At the beginning of the 1900s the pyramids were going to be torn down and housing built on the site, bet they are glad they didn't do it!
It is the Colonel who sit's and overlooks the sphinx not Ronald and yes it seems strange, but then again we go to see the pyramids in cars and coaches.
To see the pyramids from the air you have to sit on the left handside of the plane, and hope there is not too much pollution that day.
As for the difference in todays construction to those of pharonic times I have a theory and my friend has another, my theory is that expats built it my friend swears it was aliens. Lol might be a bit of truth in both.
Nice to see you here.

[bellej]

Egypt has a history of flogging off its best real estate to foreigners - to wit the boom in foreign real estate agents on this website dealing in property in Hurghada, Sharm etc - why should opposite the Sphinx be any different?

[MaidenScotland]

It has only been in the last few years that foreigners could buy property in Egypt and this was to stop rich Arabs coming in and buying up everything.
I would presume they have allowed foreigners to buy now as the country is looking for hard currency.

[khater]

how could be expats or alines beuilding pryramids and temples,even if they r they were widly spread in all parts of egypt so they must have mixed with other people coming from meditrenean and arabia to forum current egyptians
i think every country and civilaization has its ups and downs,like in latin america they have even the biggest pyramid yet the civil wars and suberbs are extreamly poor and a big mess
just few yrs expats wre alowed to buy properties,for me i dont agree with that i think the government should use other ways like they do in dubai something like a 99 yrs contract of just using the house or appartment and the land should stay a public property
thye government now is selling many lands even by the sea,seeking more cash flow and to make rich retired northern europeans settle in egypt,personally i disgree withy the diea,land shouldnt be selled and many retired people just come for sun and to get away from taxes in their home countries nothing offensive guys
government is broke and is making a big mess in my opinion

[MaidenScotland]

Khater........ you obviously don't understand the British humour the expat and aliens was tongue in cheek.

[MaidenScotland]

Khater I agree with you about the selling off of land, however if it was sold off and the money used for the benefit of the people then that would be a different story.
The red sea resorts are being built for tourist revenue and that should bring money in for years, people will always go on holiday
Egypt is a wealthy country it is just not distributed fairly.

[khater]

distribusted unfairly,alot of corruption and mismanagemnet,hope things wil develop one day