Talking Pyramids: Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

When I started this blog at the beginning of the year I did so with the aim of creating a useful resource to provide information about the pyramids. I began by creating the Pyramid Fields pages and offering practical information on each pyramid such as the dimensions, date of construction, as well as an up to date status on if & when it is open to the public and how much it costs to enter. A photograph or diagram of each pyramid was also included along with it’s title in hieroglyphs (if known).

Categories and Tags
As mentioned in a previous post, one of the powerful features of a blog platform is the ‘modular’ way in which information is stored with the use of Categories and Tags. The Pyramid Fields pages also utilise this feature to allow easy access to all relevant information. As an example, all information posted to the blog on the topic of Pyramid of Unas is tagged with “unas“. And because the Pyramid of Unas section of the Saqqara Pyramid Field page has a link to the tag “unas“, then all information that has accumulated on this blog on that subject will be easily accessible via that linked tag.

Satellite Image Maps
The Google Satellite maps that are embedded at the top of each of the Pyramid Fields pages are interactive and provide a present day look at the sites. There are pyramid links along the bottom of the satellite map that refocus the image to show a particular pyramid. At some stage I’ll be upgrading these interactive maps to include photographs as I have done with the Pyramid Texts Online Photos page. These photos from observers on the ground, when positioned appropriately, provide an additional perspective of the area.

Virtual Flybys
Once again I have turned my attention to updating the Pyramid Fields section of this blog. The latest plan is to include a virtual tour of each of the Pyramid Fields to provide a more three dimensional view of the sites. The Google Earth files used in the videos can be downloaded and run on your own computer if you have Google Earth installed. Each file is very small at only a few kb each. Once the file is downloaded simply run the tour (press the F10 key on Windows). If you don’t already have Google Earth, then you can download it for free from Google. The videos can be viewed independently of Google Earth and have some additional multimedia. Incidentally, the first video features me singing.

I’ll be rolling these out progressively starting with the northern most Pyramid Field, Abu Roash and slowly moving south along the Nile until we reach Faiyum.

Visit the Abu Roash page to download the Google Earth file.

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