Vanishing Clues of the Bent Pyramid

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The Bent Pyramid at Dahshur remains a woefully neglected monument in desperate need of scientific scrutiny. The unique shape of the pyramid is amazing, but the story of the Bent Pyramid goes far beyond a change in slope.
Deep inside the pyramid are many clues which are disappearing in the modern era. These pieces of the puzzle need to be restored in order for the full history of the pyramid to be understood, which can perhaps explain it's unique role in Egyptian history.
Can Egyptology come to terms with how this pyramid's excavation was botched - and is there any hope of scrutinizing the evidence which becomes fainter with each passing season?
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Special thanks to Charles Rigano for taking us inside the Bent Pyramid in 2001.
Rigano's 'Pyramids of Snefru' book on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Pyramids-Snefr...
Rigano on Academia.edu : independent.academia.edu/Char...
Thanks to @Anyextee and Shlomo Hizkiyahu for assistance with hieroglyph translation and analysis.
Thanks to AllPyramids.com for the modern photo of the cartouche block: allpyramids.com/
Thanks to the Isida Project and Valery Senmuth for the Bent Pyramid photos from 2012/2013
isida-project.ucoz.com/
Thanks to Keith Hamilton for his Bent Pyramid guide:
independent.academia.edu/Keit...
The SAA Article on Pseudoarchaeolgy: mydigitalpublication.com/publ...
Dominique Görlitz's legal defense:
atlantisforschung.de/index.ph...
News Article on Görlitz/Erdmann acquittal:
www.mz.de/mitteldeutschland/a...
0:00 Intro
1:56 Disappearing Evidence
3:01 Entrance Access
4:31 Removed Stones
5:54 Missing Staircase
6:59 Lower Chamber & Chimney
8:48 Chimney Purpose
10:08 Upper Pyramid Design
11:21 Robber's Tunnel Sneferu Cartouche
13:15 Cartouche Fables
15:45 Upper Chamber Access
17:17 Upper Chamber Rubble
19:35 Upper Chamber Floor

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@HistoryforGRANITE 8 ай бұрын

This video was a huge effort, so thanks to everyone who has been waiting patiently. The Bent Pyramid is one of the most difficult pyramids to cover, and it's important to get the facts correct. I always learn something new when diving in deep, and this video was no exception. Soon I'm off to Egypt, and hopefully I can take some pictures that will really start to bring this mysterious pyramid into the light.

@ravenragnar 8 ай бұрын

I would like to build a pyramid. In your view, where would be the best place to build one in today's society? Thanks!

@nancyM1313 8 ай бұрын

Tfs❤ Always enjoy videos of the Bent Pyramid. Looking forward to hearing about your new amazing experiences in Egypt with Matt. Happy safe travels~♡

@ravenragnar 8 ай бұрын

@@BBtheKing86 The lego set is awesome! Although you have to buy two to make the full pyramid.

@tomlindsay4629 8 ай бұрын

Sure wish I could go on that Egypt trip with everyone!

@bramverbeek2 8 ай бұрын

No amount of time is too long to wait for a HistoryforGRANITE video

@JonnoPlays 8 ай бұрын

This is the only channel that makes any accurate criticisms of Egyptology in general.

@jackal6902 12 күн бұрын

Only? That’s a stretch. Egyptology is nonsense, anyway.

@mickleblade 8 ай бұрын

It's such a shame the Egyptian authorities are so poor at managing their astonishing wealth of history. Thanks for explaining this.

@Darkwater2013 8 ай бұрын

They are not poor at managing it, they are actively preventing people from finding out more. The whole thing starts with corruption and ends with banning foreign research where it matters.

@44theshadow49 8 ай бұрын

I get the feeling it has more to do with egypt's failing economy rather than undue pocket lining but it's always hard to say with politics

@eazypeazy33 8 ай бұрын

I love the way they stripped everything and built there slums with all the materials..

@fatarsemonkey 8 ай бұрын

They aren't the original Egyptians so it's not their wealth of history.

@byronweisfeld6939 8 ай бұрын

my brothers an engineer, he 3d prints stuff for a living. i keep asking him how much it would cost per unit to mass produce a zahi hawass bobble-head but, u know, in drag or something. he keeps telling me to shut up and get a job... yeah right haha

@TheWilliamHoganExperience 8 ай бұрын

Great stuff. I'm an architect. I had to memorize the names and dates and correct spelling of all the "important" pyramids and temples in egypt when I was in architecture school in 1980s. Tests were "fill in the blank" and litterally 1/2 of my class failed Architectural Histroy. It was the toughest non-design studio class I ever took. Harder than physics. I learned almost nothing from that architectural history ordeal. Except how to spell "Hatshepsut" correctly. I was always frustrated by the way these magnficent and mysterious structures were presented in my history classes. I wanted to know more about the culture and people who created them. I wanted to understand their context - their reason for being. Your work is meticulous. You mock that waste-of-skin Zahi Hawass on a routine basis. This is greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work!

@kellyjohns6612 8 ай бұрын

I believe it's Zahi Hogwash. Right?😂?

@-AT-WALKER 8 ай бұрын

😂👌

@stephenspreckley8219 8 ай бұрын

Waste of skin Hawass, you are too polite! Lol!!!

@andreagriffiths3512 8 ай бұрын

Very polite. That man is the ruination of Egyptology with his wild proclamations “that we know everything there is to know about the history of Egypt’ and ‘there’s nothing left to find’ - then he pops off to open a new tomb for the cameras. I have zero polite words for that man.

@stephenspreckley8219 8 ай бұрын

@@andreagriffiths3512 I agree, I wonder if he and trump are of the same ilk...

@genericmainer 8 ай бұрын

I consider you one of the most trusted and open minded sources for information about the pyramids. I absolutely love these videos. If you wrote a book, I would buy that shit so fast.

@-AT-WALKER 8 ай бұрын

If he also done the audiobook for it I'd buy both

@Username-qx9gk 2 ай бұрын

This video format is superior (imo)

@srf2112 8 ай бұрын

The good thing is there is very good photographic software to greatly help reveal faint, nearly invisible petroglyphs. Hopefully a legitimate researcher will go in that direction and photograph the faded petroglyph you speak about as well as other interior wall and ceiling spaces in all the pyramids to see if there's anything there beyond human sight.

@briancisco1176 8 ай бұрын

Your painstaking research and careful analysis are much appreciated!

@outofthedeepadventures2658 8 ай бұрын

I have recently shared your channel with a friend who seemed to be caught up in the realm of alternative history and mysticism. Your videos, well researched and grounded in straightforward archeological principles, are a great help in educating and getting others excited to uncover the true mysteries of Egypt, which is written in the stones.

@pictureel5863 8 ай бұрын

History for Granite is the benchmark for pyramid research on KZfaq. Always so well researched!

@houseoftheted637 8 ай бұрын

What a fantastic channel. Keep up the great work 👍

@GAS.M3 8 ай бұрын

Just love all the hard work and time you put into making these videos. Side by side pictures, comparisons, highlighting areas so we can know what you’re referring to, your sources, new pictures never seen before, it’s all truly amazing. You never disappoint when you upload 👏 Can’t wait for your trip so we can see more new pictures and learn more about these wonderful, amazing structures. Thank you 🙏

@-AT-WALKER 8 ай бұрын

Agreed, never been excited for somebody else going on a working holiday until now

@thehaakon98 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for making such great videos. I feel like Egyptology is plagued by a general lack of scepticism and scientific methods, but not this channel. Your videos are so excellently researched and thorough. The bent pyramid is my favourite pyramid so this was very interesting. Keep em coming!

@scottboyer8450 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for all your hard work, continued dedication to evidence based research, and your meticulous presentation. I also appreciate that you leave a little room for some plausible theories, like old kingdom tourists in the bent pyramid. Keep up the great work!

@HistoryforGRANITE 8 ай бұрын

Thank you greatly for your kind words and generous tip.

@alm5992 8 ай бұрын

It is sad how Egyptologists remove things carelessly and block areas off, but sometimes I can just appreciate that the modern Egyptians don't try to destroy them like Al-Aziz tried to! I can't imagine a world without these amazing feats of Human engineering.

@Breakfast_of_Champions 8 ай бұрын

That is the thing about Egyptology, it's really hard to take them seriously when they don't know the scientific basics of their chosen discipline. Much of the 19th century+ behaviour of English "explorers" is down to their country being run as a criminal enterprise, but still.

@alm5992 8 ай бұрын

I am shocked, after watching these and finding out how old a lot of discoveries are, and how they just recently got pried to start caring about some of them! Surely, a lot of shady things happened the centuries leading up to now.@@Breakfast_of_Champions

@stnln2180 8 ай бұрын

@@Breakfast_of_Champions It is unfair to judge 19th centuries people with twenty first century Democratic values. Especially when it done by 21st century Third World barbarians who don't even live by 21st century Democratic values but continue to practice 7th century Bedouins society mindset of Sharia and the Institution of Islamic Polygamy...

@Breakfast_of_Champions 8 ай бұрын

@@stnln2180 most Aglophoes have never left the 19th century, thanks for proving it once more.

@stnln2180 8 ай бұрын

@@Breakfast_of_Champions Which Political Islam is richly deserves.... None of Muslim countries are fully Democratic and have Democratic freedom for the Individual because Islam is not compatible with Free Democracy and Totalitarian in its nature.

@petesmite 8 ай бұрын

Today I've finished watching all available videos in a one week binge. And when I come back home, I find a new one released just 2 hours ago. Thank you very much!

@stephenjohnson9560 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for another well argued and researched presentation. Also thank you for the work you put into these videos giving us more accurate and detailed information on these structures. Look forward to the next one.

@AncientArchitects 8 ай бұрын

Such a good video - incredible research! 👏

@StefanMilo 8 ай бұрын

It's the egypt boys

@twstf8905 8 ай бұрын

I want to see a video about all the different kinds of portcullis ("portcullis"'? "portculli"? "portcullises"?) used in all of these pyramids. (And the ancillary Mastabas, etc.) I always found it fascinating how they used false tunnels, hidden passageways, and blocking stones. (Like the granite blocks that plug the Great Pyramid ascending passageway) and all the variations used thereabouts, throughout the ages. ✌️

@HistoryforGRANITE 8 ай бұрын

There will be a lot of videos discussing the portcullises. I realized that there were some topics that needed coverage first to give them a proper context. I promise we'll get there!

@monsterinhead214 8 ай бұрын

Me, too. I think there are some mysteries and some interesting variations in the portcullis arrangements. They seem to have several modes, and change in the culture over the span of time. Plus the wierd sand chambers in some installations.

@twstf8905 8 ай бұрын

Yes; "@@monsterinhead214"!!! 🤜💥🤛

@teeanahera8949 8 ай бұрын

It is a French word so the plural seems to be portcullises.

@monsterinhead214 2 ай бұрын

... and then we did get a nice video presentation about the portcullis feature. Nice.

@evanscreekbrahman7511 8 ай бұрын

Love everything about this channel!

@thomasmcnamara2315 8 ай бұрын

I really appreciate all the work you have done!!!!

@stephenschenider4007 8 ай бұрын

So glad I found this channel. The writing, narration, and editing are on point.

@GreatGreebo 8 ай бұрын

*Thank you* for all your hard work documenting this pyramid. Snefru’s Bent Pyramid has *always* been my favorite. Even as a child I never believed its angles were a “mistake”. I always thought it was built that way on purpose. Hopefully someone gets in there soon to research this amazing pyramid before all the ancient clues disappear!

@chrisd3674 8 ай бұрын

All the pre-Giza pyramids are my favorite. I will say that I listened to him carefully when he commented on the idea that the angle change was a mistake, and he didn't use wording strong enough to imply he didn't believe it to be the case--just that he didn't seem to think it was a forgone, 100% definite, conclusion. Me, not being an expert in the remotest sense, does wonder if it could have been to help deter access to the upper part of the pyramid, but I believe there is a lot of good evidence that it was primarily to correct the stability issues.

@jesseleesamples 8 ай бұрын

I always love your videos, and this one is no exception. It’s great as always. A few videos ago I mentioned that I hoped you’d do videos on other pyramids soon, so seeing this made me happy and excited to watch. I feel like this pyramid, as well as many others besides the Great Pyramid, are almost criminally understudied in the modern era on KZfaq. I often feel very hungry for knowledge on other Egyptian pyramids and monuments, because there just isn’t much attention given to them currently imo. So thank you for putting in all the work to make this video. This pyramid is extremely interesting to me, it’s so different and unique from others and I feel like there are MANY things left to be discovered/understood about it if it were just given more attention. Thanks for more great content, can’t wait to see more.

@Chris.Davies 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your research and hard work. I struggle to understand why you would think a tall enclosure wall would be a disincentive for people carrying a long ladder. Apart from that, great stuff!

@jonathansmith2824 4 ай бұрын

I’ve been studying Ancient Egypt for my entire adult life and I’ve never read or watched anything so honest and detailed…I read Romer’s giant book of 5000 years too…

@henryhouston3375 8 ай бұрын

This is probably one of the best channels on KZfaq in my opinion, I will always wait for your content!

@potatopotatopotatopotatopo8746 7 ай бұрын

Since finding your channel just two weeks ago I've been completely hooked on your videos. They are just so good and your presentation makes it so interesting to listen

@Kasamira 8 ай бұрын

The amount of research that has gone into this video is astounding!!

@mkoonhs 8 ай бұрын

Man, you’re the only channel that I like before the video even starts because I know for a fact that I’ll be enjoying it. Thanks for all your hard work!

@thisoldsaw5438 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant! This video was the highlight of my day!! I was struck by the recurrent theme of modification over the generations. The other thought was that the skill to build such a structure is in sharp contrast to the cartosh

@StephiSensei26 8 ай бұрын

Always enjoy and highly value your content. Thank you for your continued efforts to bring us this treasure house of information.

@kevinholloway3495 8 ай бұрын

I have watched your other videos on this pyramid several times. I was anxiously waiting for another , thank you.

@sekelus 8 ай бұрын

I just cant get enough of your video, it so well done, spoken, edited ect and the information is mindowing every time. Here take me money

@conniebenny 8 ай бұрын

Yet another brilliant video overflowing with your logical insights and knowledge. Many thanks for making it and please keep up the excellent work as it is very much appreciated.

@MisterGenie21 8 ай бұрын

So nice to watch your videos during evening! Thank you.

@martincunliffe8555 8 ай бұрын

You your work is impeccable, informative, and even a pleasure to listen and learn. Thank you for all your efforts and sharing.

@Horribilus 8 ай бұрын

Always worthwhile analysis and commentary.

@tobiecouillard7864 8 ай бұрын

Your videos are perfect. Great text, excellent research. More interesting than tv network docs with lots of words without saying anything.

@baysideauto 8 ай бұрын

Awesome video, between yourself and Matt I could listen to both your videos everyday . Thanks man

@thomasradtke3282 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your hard work explaining all the interesting features of the pyramids. You could fill a ton of books with all the information.

@johnbeeck2540 8 ай бұрын

Another GREAT video! Thank you for your persistent investigation of these amazing structures!

@richsw 8 ай бұрын

Receiving notification that a new video's been uploaded has really cheered me up. I cannot wait to watch it when I get home.

@Whodaleewho 8 ай бұрын

I always smile when I see a notification of a posted video from your Channel. Cheers and Hello from SC

@sirrube832 7 ай бұрын

You're a scholar and a gentleman. Thank you for all of your time and effort in all your videos.

@jamesdelb6885 8 ай бұрын

Amazing old photos. Thanks for sharing.

@Primatron 8 ай бұрын

Wonderfully informative video. I hope you have/had a great trip to Egypt!

@ZER0-C00L 8 ай бұрын

Welcome back, thanks for all your hard work. 🇨🇦

@sethlarson9433 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video as always. Now I need to go back and watch that introductory video on the bent pyramid.

@Yezpahr 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for every well-spent second of this video.

@ianmarshall3633 8 ай бұрын

Always enjoy your videos. Always interesting and informative.

@LuisFelipeZeni 8 ай бұрын

I was anxiously waiting for your next video. I re-watched your old videos a lot of times and I always learn something new. Thank you very much for the amazing content that you are producing.

@-AT-WALKER 8 ай бұрын

You weren't alone, rewatched his content so much it's starting to make my Red Dwarf collection jealous.

@XmarkedSpot 8 ай бұрын

I know this is a trope but i figuratively drop everything when i see you've uploaded. Much love from DE, thank you so much for doing these!

@nicholaskoenig3106 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant in-depth video of one of the biggest mysteries in human history. Thank you!

@artbyty 8 ай бұрын

Best ancient history videos on the tube bar none!

@charlesmiller000 8 ай бұрын

Thank You So Much for this outstanding channel !!! Please don't stop !

@kenreeve6549 8 ай бұрын

As always no silly gimmicks and very very interesting Thank you

@82ndguy5 8 ай бұрын

Always fascinating and enjoyable!! Thank you!

@WilliamHarbert69 7 ай бұрын

Tremendous work and presentation. Thank you.

@Kasamira 8 ай бұрын

I’m so excited to see a new video from you!

@Grundlesmith 8 ай бұрын

You make the best archaeology videos on youtube

@alancranford3398 8 ай бұрын

The Bent Pyramid's recent past reminds me of what happened to a Texas shrine called the Alamo. Restoring that shrine as a tourist attraction and attempting to beautify it for the greater glory of Texas has changed the site and may have eliminated artifacts. On the other hand, that section of San Antonio has been continuously built over during the 19th and 20th centuries and new construction continues because the Alamo is part of a living city. I don't have to stray far from home to see Progress erasing the past.

@Jesse-cx4si 8 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your perspective on these structures. 👍

@maxmulder 8 ай бұрын

Can never get enough from History for Granite! Simply the Best!

@meonline44 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your contribution to history. Great job!👌

@Arthur-ek7nd 8 ай бұрын

You have been a wonderful addition to this content space. I found UnchartedX around 8 years ago and dove head first into all the similar content out there. Yours is one of the few other channels I have subscribed to, due to your constant uploading of content that provides unique insight on topics that aren't usually covered. Most others just regurgitate content like a kid trying to write an essay for school by rewriting the textbooks they study while using a thesaurus to change the words. You've provided keen insight and lines of questioning that I haven't seen presented by others, and you look into sites and features that others ignore. Thanks for providing this to us all.

@theprofessorscott2433 3 ай бұрын

As always, brilliant work! If you are looking for additional topics perhaps you could do a few videos on quarry locations and quarrying techniques, and lastly how the largest stones were moved. I've seen a few videos about these topics but would love your take.

@jackholman5008 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for these videos🙏

@ryanharding7648 8 ай бұрын

I heard from a credible source that this bent pyramid wasn't a mistake but intentionally created with that specific shape. It's the combination of two very symbolically important sacred geometric shapes, as well as their relationship to one another further strengthens the case that this was indeed intentional following the original design, in addition supports many architectural clues that sacred geometry played a significant role in the creation of many of the megalithic monuments showing incredible intellectual prowess encoding many secrets within the precision of the design and execution, for example the great pyramid and the earth, moon relationship amongst the other multiple mind blowing synchronicities. Look into the sacred geometric reference for this bent pyramid, egyptologists are all too happy to tell everyone that visits this site that it was a mistake that evaded being noticed until halfway through the monument, as if such an oversight if true wouldn't have been realized in the design phase long before the build would begin. Keep at it, I enjoy your analytical approach to finding out the truth rather than speculation or regurgitating the same academically accepted 💩.

@pure_awareness 8 ай бұрын

Excellent comment

@darknutgaming5510 8 ай бұрын

This is quite possibly the most interesting series on KZfaq, rn. Michael Tracy, Let’s Crack Zodiac and History for Granite are top flight.

@5riversdeep628 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for making a video I want to watch until the end!

@gheffz 8 ай бұрын

I find your presentations perfect and your attention to detail admirable and foundational, gives exceptional confidence to the claims and points you raise. I always look forward to your reports. They make my day. The logical thinking and conclusions one can't help but agree with, regardless if one does or not. By the way, I "love" this pyramid, what incredible construction!

@rtroyer8963 8 ай бұрын

I think Egyptian tourism has been around far longer than we can comprehend. Great video!

@chagildoi 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful video as always!

@builderman912 6 ай бұрын

so.....i went to egypt as kid and saw all this stuff, unfortunately i was a kid and knew very little. Here i am 35 years later still awed by these structures and having watched many many many documentaries on this- i would say yours are the best. Very much the way CFapps did his documentaries and i loved them too.....rip Chuck

@baze3SC 8 ай бұрын

This is fantastic content. Much appreciated.

@ldugois 8 ай бұрын

We always learn small things like the square box/cavity near the sarcophagus… never heard about it. Great content as always!

@JonnoPlays 8 ай бұрын

I love this channel so much!

@od1452 8 ай бұрын

Yes.. It is important to remember that these structures have been on earth so long that many forgotten people have tinkered with what we see now. Thanks.. Good video.

@gowdsake7103 8 ай бұрын

The history of the evolution of these is fascinating

@marsbearmcw3050 5 ай бұрын

This video is fantastic. Well done. I was riveted.

@joehamiltonsongs Ай бұрын

Amazing quality of research. Thanks for all the hard work.

@kwgm8578 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for an additional look inside this odd looking structure. This video helps provides greater clarity on the layout of the pyramid, although the how's and why's for its' construction remain obscured by "the sands of time." I think we viewers benefit from the extra time you've had to "mull it over," and I, for one, can better understand your fascination with these mysteries after this video, and reviewing the first, longer one. It's certainly a weird looking pile of rocks -- not at all a monument that would be considered as elegant. It looks damn hot and uncomfortable in there, and seeing the bats hanging on the wall makes my "skin crawl," as my mother used to say. After all your expense in time and dollars to get in there again, I sincerely hope that nothing hinders your access to those places requiring more attention and further exploration. Wishing you smooth sailing, unhindered exploration, and a great trip, overall. I look forward to viewing your next Indiana Jones moment.

@ava.and.jasper 8 ай бұрын

Another great video analysis!!

@christisking1576 8 ай бұрын

I know its a good channel when I check for uploads after weeks without one.

@robertfraser9551 8 ай бұрын

Have completed my first viewing ! So much to absorb. Looking forward to my second viewing to catch more of the details. And a third viewing should almost make me fully appreciative of this brilliant work.

@-AT-WALKER 8 ай бұрын

Welcome to the Replay club, membership card is in the post and don't forget to have it stamped after every five replays 😉

@Gravitacionimanevar 8 ай бұрын

Great video once again! You really outdo yourself everytime! For next video, i suggest the pyramid orientation offset which gives clues on the age of the pyramids, from Kate Spence paper

@adriankolsters 8 ай бұрын

Awesome video, as always. Thank you.

@Omarmalayail 8 ай бұрын

Atlast another video, waiting have never been so painful 😅

@PiggyFuktoy 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely LOVE your thoroughness

@joopterwijn 8 ай бұрын

Alway interesting! Thx for posting again

@ohmnamashivaya3566 8 ай бұрын

Great work! Thanks for sharing

@thor_ 8 ай бұрын

Always a highlight when you have a new video ready! The bent pyramid reminds me of quartz crystals.

@Frijole_Man 8 ай бұрын

Love your work Jimmy

@heidiedgely9238 8 ай бұрын

Loved watching this informative video, thanku ! Especially as many of the clues have been removed, i would just love to be able to watch a video taken through the ages of the actual, factual history of these places, maybe one day ?!

@theloudamerican2193 8 ай бұрын

Hey!!!!!! I’m so happy to see a new video!!!! Greetings from Spokane Washington!!

@grokwhy 8 ай бұрын

Excellent work!

@lisabergman1444 5 ай бұрын

I just discovered your channel I love it

@2000database 8 ай бұрын

Excellent presentation.

@seanpeacock4290 8 ай бұрын

Here's a thought: The Bent pyramid was a practice structure. Initially to understand how things work on a grand scale, and later to familiarize the builders in the ritual and where things needed to be in order for a pyramid to serve its function in the Egyptian religion. They might have been doing their own archeology on the pyramids to see how things were supposed to be done in the old ways.

@thepavementendsnow1901 8 ай бұрын

I don’t think Pharos have anything to do with pyramids, other than renovating…

@ZaidrianSpiders 8 ай бұрын

@@thepavementendsnow1901far older imo