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Pyramids

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This category lists pages and sites about the pyramids of Egypt, massive structures which had a square base and four rectangular sides. These structures were used as tombs for the pharaohs.
1. CultureFocus: The Pyramids of Giza - Provides an introduction to the most famous monuments of ancient Egypt. Includes pictures.
2. Encarta Encyclopedia: Pyramids - Article explains what a pyramid is and how the form developed. Also provides a brief description of the Great Pyramid.
3. Encyclopedia Smithsonian: The Egyptian Pyramid - Short article tells how the pyramid evolved and explores how they were built.
4. National Geographic: Secrets of Ancient Egypt - Explore the pyramids of ancient Egypt through diagrams, photos, and facts.
5. NodeWorks Encyclopedia: Egyptian Pyramids - Encyclopedia article talks about pyramid construction, symbolism, and sites.
6. Nova Online: Explore the Pyramids - Interactive site tells who build the pyramids and how old they are. Also includes an overview of Ancient Egypt as well as an introduction to hieroglyphs. From PBS.
7. Pyramids - Contains a detailed story of how the pyramids were built.
8. Pyramids: The Inside Story - NOVA Online tours the Great Pyramid in QuickTime VR, explains how the pyramids were constructed and by whom. Also covers a 1997 excavation of the bakery that fed the pyramid builders.
9. Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk - Explores the science behind these ancient structures. Virtual slideshow offers a glimpse at the tools and techniques which were used, while a Shockwave game allows visitors to test their skill in lifting a virtual obelisk.
10. The Construction of the Pyramids - Explores how these fascinating structures were built.
11. The Great Pyramid of Giza - Provides the location, history, and a brief description of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

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