The critic in the Occident . of the fifth dynasty andone of the oldest monuments in Egypt. Near by are several pyramids and tombs thatwill repay a visit, as each gives some new idea of theextraordinary care taken by the ancient Egyptians topreserve their dead and to assure them proper guid-ance in the land beyond the tomb. In one chapel are exquisitely carved mural re-liefs, many of which still retain their original these chambers the hot, dry air is like that of thedesert. A hundred years seem like a day in thisatmosphere, where nothing changes with the chang-ing seasons. Under ones
The critic in the Occident . of the fifth dynasty andone of the oldest monuments in Egypt. Near by are several pyramids and tombs thatwill repay a visit, as each gives some new idea of theextraordinary care taken by the ancient Egyptians topreserve their dead and to assure them proper guid-ance in the land beyond the tomb. In one chapel are exquisitely carved mural re-liefs, many of which still retain their original these chambers the hot, dry air is like that of thedesert. A hundred years seem like a day in thisatmosphere, where nothing changes with the chang-ing seasons. Under ones feet is the soft, dry duststirred up by the feet of many tourists, but rain andsunshine never penetrate this home of the dead, anda century passes without leaving a mark on theseinscriptions which were chiseled long before thechildren of Israel made their escape from bondagein Egypt. It seems incredible that so many mo-mentous things should have occurred while in thesestill, warm tombs day followed day without change. [i64]. PLATE LVII A Typical Street in Old Cairo. These Buildings Show the Architecture of Cairo, With a Mosque on the Left With Dome and Minaret
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