August 16th, 2011
The Pyramid of Djoser is under threat of destruction in Egypt
The reason for the sad state of the oldest large-scale stone building in the world was the suspension of restoration work in the pyramid because of lack of funding, according to the “Voice of Russia”.
The head of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mohamed Abdel Maksoud, has announced after inspection of the pyramid that other archaeological projects which are not related to safety and security of the monuments will be also suspended.
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