Shared video footage of labourers setting rows of granite blocks at the base of the Menkaure pyramid has caused some dismay among those who oppose altering the structures.
A plan to cover a Giza pyramid with granite cladding has been called “absurd” after its proponents promised it would deliver “a gift from Egypt to the world”.
A plan to cover a Giza pyramid with granite cladding has been called “absurd” after its proponents promised it would deliver “a gift from Egypt to the world”.
A video showing renovation work at Egypt's Menkaure pyramid at Giza has triggered social media criticism, with one expert decrying its "absurdity".But under the video, dozens of upset people left comments critical of the work.