The Pyramids The pyramids of Egypt are the last remaining Wonder of the World. Even in the days of Ancient Egypt when powerful pharaohs ruled over Egypt, the pyramids were considered a wonder. Today, the ruins of 35 pyramids still stand near the Nile River in Egypt. These pyramids were built to protect the bodies of Egyptian kings and other royalty, but before the pyramids became the standard for burials, tombs were used for Egypt’s …showed first 75 words of 1300 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1300 total…Other Las Vegas casinos are blaming their misfortunes on Luxor. It is no wonder that magic, superstition, and the unknown, has followed mankind since the earlier times of the first mysterious pyramids! Work Cited http://interoz.com/egypt/construction/ http://pharos.bu.edu/Egypt/Wonders/pyramid.html http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~aera/index.htm http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/2451/pyramid/index.htm http://www.tulane.edu/lester/text/Ancient.World/Egypt/Egypt.html