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| Light and Sound Show, Giza, Egypt |
With just three days in Egypt, i did not have time to do everything i would have liked to. But i am incredibly glad that i did go to The Light and Sound Show at the Sphinx, in Giza. They have lights and lasers rigged and a sound system that tells the story of these three major pyramids (there's a fourth one visible too, in front of The Great Pyramid on the right) and the Sphinx in more detail and with more interesting story than my Government endorsed official tour guide. i literally learned more from the show than from the tour!
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| Light and Sound Show, Giza, Egypt |
i was visiting in early June, 2012, between their first Presidential election and the resulting run-off, that comes up later this month. As you see, it is a great time to visit - there was very little tourists crowds anywhere!
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| Light and Sound Show, Giza, Egypt |
Though this event is definitely a must-see, one of my favorite experiences of the 3-day trip, it was also exceptionally difficult to photograph clearly! They do the show in many languages in rotation, but it doesn't matter because they give you a little radio with headphones to listen to the presentation in the language of your choice.
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| Light and Sound Show, Giza, Egypt |
i thought it was going to be really cheesy. i cannot stress how much it is not. It is remarkably well done, educational and interesting!
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| Light and Sound Show, Giza, Egypt |
You can see green lasers creating some image right there on the The Great Pyramid of Cheops!
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| Light and Sound Show, Giza, Egypt |
Here they reenact a conversation between an Egyptian Pharaoh and his wife.
Definitely check this out on any trip to Cairo. The entrance is at the site of the Sphinx, it cost just 100 Egyptian Pounds, which right now is something like 12euros or $14 or so.
Need a ride? Call Sharif at phone number 011.4501.4803.
i had several cars and drivers during my time there, and was by far the most polite,
fluent, and on-top-of-things driver that i had!:-)
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Nice post about the LIght and Sound Show on Pyramid. Now a days there are different Multimedia Shows is going on among them light and sound shows are best.
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ReplyDeleteThe Egyptian gods and goddesses are, like Osiris, resurrected before our eyes to tell us their life stories. The myth of Isis and Osiris comes to life through dazzling lights and capturing music, with sounds from the deepest bottoms of ancient history. I had a trip to Egypt and the Philae Temple. There were a sound and light show present by SoundandLight. This show brings history and the past to life, making you feel the temple alive around you; the myth is resurrected.
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