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Ancient civilizations. Lydite surgical. Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt - the Seventh Wonder of the Ancient World. Arabian proverb says, "Everything in the world is afraid of time, and time is afraid of the pyramids". A year ago Sergey Semenov tried to rent a helicopter in Cairo to shoot the pyramids. It didn't work. "No photos allowed due of the close proximity of the military base" such was the explanation. However there was positive news — a story of a French science enthusiast, who bribed local guides and got on top of a pyramid with his equipment to measure some magnetic fields. We have to say that pyramids are surrounded by high fence with motion sensors; and special guards with machine guns and security dogs patrol the perimeter during non-tourist hours. Based on Sergey's story however we assumed that there was certain flexibility in Egyptian national security system, and that we might have a chance to fly there :) Frame from the movie «Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen» We assembled the team and sent it off to Egypt.

So the guys left for Egypt to photograph pyramids. "Which Cairo? EyeWitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it. THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY, Exploring Mythology & the Greek Gods in Classical Literature & Art.