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Camels at Giza
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Copyright: krishnagopal Kodoth (dugulk)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-02-04 |
| Categories: Ruins |
| Camera: Cannon Powershot s3is |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/640 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-05-21 6:40 |
| Viewed: 440 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Giza is most famous as the location of the Giza Plateau: the site of some of the most impressive ancient monuments in the world, including a complex of ancient Egyptian royal mortuary and sacred structures, including the Great Sphinx, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and a number of other large pyramids and temples.
The Great Pyramid of Giza was once advocated (1884) as the location for the Prime Meridian, a reference point used for determining a base longitude.[1] |
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Excellent point of view, showing the massive scale of the pyramids in an amusing way. well done!
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