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There are 5 long pits carved into the bedrock around Khufu’s Pyramid. Three were found empty, but in one a wonderful artifact was found = The Pharaohs solar boat to the afterlife. She is 90 ft. long and made out of cedar. When discovered under 41 MASSIVE blocks it was totally disassembled (1224 pieces), and it took conservators 5 years to slowly reconstruct. Mud found on her bottom planks indicate this boat was actually used by the pharaoh, and now the craft is totally assembled and enclosed within a walk around display (but NO video allowed inside). This craft / like the food the pharaoh would need, was supposed to be magically reconstructed / provided within one of the spells he had memorized (or were “cliff notes” to him written on the inside of his burial chamber). This craft was VERY IMPRESSIVE …
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Date of experience: February 2020
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The solar boat was discovered in a sealed vault buried behind the great pyramid of Cheops. The ancient Egyptians had disassembled and numbered each piece like a giant puzzle. The modern day archaeologist reassembled the boat using ancient methods. Instead of building a boat, the 'sewed' a boat, holding all the pieces together with rope. The boat is extremely elegant. An treasured artifact from ancient Egypt. Definitely take the time to visit. (And the museum has a decent bathroom!) …
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Date of experience: February 2020
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This museum houses the boat intended to take Pharoah to the next world. It is quite a piece of workmanship displayed on three levels because it is massive. Unique and worth the look as long as you are already there.
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Absolutely incredible how this boat was built and that it is still perfectly intact! Definitely worth the visit before or after your camel ride!
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Date of experience: February 2020
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What a treasure this boat is, so amazing that it was able to be preserved for so many years! The museum leading up to the boat is also amazing, original rope was still intact. You will need to buy a camera ticket or check your camera. We checked our camera (removed the SD card first) and had no issues. …
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Date of experience: February 2020
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