11-23-2013, 03:41 AM
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They seem to be pretty great as far as tourism goes
Well they were, and probably will be again if Egypt's political stability returns. But think about it: They could have been building roads, libraries, aqueducts, irrigation systems, or just shelter for the armies of people who were instead piling rocks to the sky over the dessicated remains of Pharaoh, whose marvelous conceit stands crumbling in the desert sun.