The Building of the Pyramids
The oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids. They have stood
for nearly 5,000 years, and it seems like that {{U}} (46) {{/U}}. There
are over eighty of them scattered (分散的) along the banks of the Nile, some of
which are different in shape from the true pyramids. The most famous of these
are the "Step" pyramid and the "Bent" pyramid.
Some of the
pyramids still look much the same as they must have done when they were built
thousands of years ago. Most of the damage suffered by the others has been at
the hands of men who were looking for treasure or, more often, {{U}} (47)
{{/U}}. The dry climate of Egypt has helped to preserve the pyramids, and
their very shape {{U}} (48) {{/U}}. These are good reasons why they can
still be seen today, but perhaps the most important is that they were planned to
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