Egypt opens ancient "Bent Pyramid" to visitors for 1st time

Source:Xinhua Published: 2019/7/14 12:28:39

Archaeologists show a sarcophagus with a mummy near the Bent Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on July 13, 2019. The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities opened on Saturday the 4,600-year-old Bent Pyramid at Dahshur royal necropolis in Giza province southern the capital Cairo to visitors for the first time after its restoration and reparation works have been done. (Photo: Xinhua)


 

People take photos of hieroglyphics near the Bent Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on July 13, 2019. The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities opened on Saturday the 4,600-year-old Bent Pyramid at Dahshur royal necropolis in Giza province southern the capital Cairo to visitors for the first time after its restoration and reparation works have been done. (Photo: Xinhua)


 

An archaeologist works near the Bent Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on July 13, 2019. The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities opened on Saturday the 4,600-year-old Bent Pyramid at Dahshur royal necropolis in Giza province southern the capital Cairo to visitors for the first time after its restoration and reparation works have been done. (Photo: Xinhua)


 

Photo taken on July 13, 2019 shows hieroglyphics near the Bent Pyramid in Giza, Egypt. The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities opened on Saturday the 4,600-year-old Bent Pyramid at Dahshur royal necropolis in Giza province southern the capital Cairo to visitors for the first time after its restoration and reparation works have been done. (Photo: Xinhua)


 

Photo taken on July 13, 2019 shows an antiquity near the Bent Pyramid in Giza, Egypt. The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities opened on Saturday the 4,600-year-old Bent Pyramid at Dahshur royal necropolis in Giza province southern the capital Cairo to visitors for the first time after its restoration and reparation works have been done. (Photo: Xinhua)


 

Egypt's Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany (C) speaks during an interview in front of the Bent Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on July 13, 2019. The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities opened on Saturday the 4,600-year-old Bent Pyramid at Dahshur royal necropolis in Giza province southern the capital Cairo to visitors for the first time after its restoration and reparation works have been done. (Photo: Xinhua)


 

Visitors take selfies in front of the Bent Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on July 13, 2019. The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities opened on Saturday the 4,600-year-old Bent Pyramid at Dahshur royal necropolis in Giza province southern the capital Cairo to visitors for the first time after its restoration and reparation works have been done. (Photo: Xinhua)


 

Mostafa Waziri (C), Secretary-General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), introduces a sarcophagus with a mummy near the Bent Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on July 13, 2019. The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities opened on Saturday the 4,600-year-old Bent Pyramid at Dahshur royal necropolis in Giza province southern the capital Cairo to visitors for the first time after its restoration and reparation works have been done. (Photo: Xinhua)


 

People visit the Bent Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on July 13, 2019. The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities opened on Saturday the 4,600-year-old Bent Pyramid at Dahshur royal necropolis in Giza province southern the capital Cairo to visitors for the first time after its restoration and reparation works have been done. (Photo: Xinhua)


 

People visit the Bent Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on July 13, 2019. The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities opened on Saturday the 4,600-year-old Bent Pyramid at Dahshur royal necropolis in Giza province southern the capital Cairo to visitors for the first time after its restoration and reparation works have been done. (Photo: Xinhua)


 

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