Egypt closes Great Pyramid after rumors of rituals

Sun Times ^ | Friday, November 11, 2011 | Ben Hubbard, AP

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Egyptian camel handlers attend Friday prayers at the Giza Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. Egypt's antiquities authority closed the largest of the Giza pyramids Friday following rumors that groups would try to hold spiritual ceremonies on the site at 11:11 on Nov. 11, 2011. The closure follows a string of unconfirmed reports in local media that unidentified groups would try to hold "Jewish" or "Masonic" rites on the site to take advantage of mysterious powers coming from the pyramid on the rare date. [caption]

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I was punked! :)

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;’) It’s so secret, no one even knows about it! ;’)

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Crowning the pyramid
By Nevine El-Aref
[from 1999 and a file on the hard drive]
http://www.ahram.org.eg/weekly/1999/457/tr1.htm

Against a backdrop of allegations of a Zionist link, the Giza plateau is a hive of activity, with the Ministry of Culture and the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) busy preparing for the millennium celebrations - the highlight of which will be the capping of the pyramid of Khufu. But, with the event lying just around the corner, some fundamental matters need addressing, not least of which is how to get the multitude of expected visitors onto the plateau and how to place the nine-metre-high, gold-plated capstone atop the lofty monument...

Meanwhile, research is being carried out by the SCA in collaboration with the Remote Sensing and Space Science Authority and the Egyptian military forces to assess the condition of the great stones on the face of the pyramid and determine the best method to place the cap...

Countless suggestions have been made on how best to lift the golden pyramidion and place it in position...

This is in sharp contrast to some allusions on the Internet and in opposition newspapers that the planned celebration supports Jewish and Masonic ideas... Hawass went on to explain that an important relief was found four years ago in a tomb in Abusir, beside the pyramid of the Middle Kingdom Pharaoh Amenemhat...

Conspiracy theories aside though, another point of considerable concern is how the plateau can be accessed by such a large number of people...