BreakingNews·190720 - 埃及自20世纪60年代以来首次开放古金字塔

Egypt has opened two of its oldest pyramids. The pyramids are in Dahshur, about 40 kilometers south of the Egyptian capital city Cairo. They are now open to the public for the first time since 1965. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Bent Pyramid at a special opening ceremony on Saturday. The Bent Pyramid was built 4,600 years ago. It was built for the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Sneferu. It is 101 meters high. Builders used new techniques to build it and archaeologists say it was an important step in the development of pyramid building. Tourists can also enter an 18-metre high "side pyramid" next to the Bent Pyramid. This was built for King Sneferu's wife Hetepheres.

埃及已经开放了两座最古老的金字塔。金字塔位于埃及首都开罗以南约40公里处的达赫舒尔。自1965年以来，它们首次向公众开放。周六，数百人聚集在弯曲的金字塔外参加一个特殊的开幕式。弯曲金字塔建于4600年前。它是为古埃及法老斯尼费鲁建造的。它有101米高。建筑商使用新技术建造了这座金字塔，考古学家说，这是金字塔建造发展的重要一步。游客还可以进入弯曲金字塔旁边的18米高的“侧金字塔”。这是为斯尼弗鲁国王的妻子希特罗布建造的。

The two pyramids are part of the Memphis Necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Egypt hopes the opening of the pyramids will boost the country's tourism industry. Egypt was a top tourist destination but tourist numbers fell after the 2011 uprising. Ancient sites in Egypt are on the bucket lists of many people around the world. At the Bent Pyramid, tourists will be able to go through a 79-meter narrow tunnel to reach two chambers deep inside. They will also be able to see ancient treasures found inside the pyramid. Egyptian archaeologists uncovered a collection of stone, clay and wooden sarcophagi - the coffins people were buried in. Some of the sarcophagi contained mummies.

这两座金字塔是联合国教科文组织世界遗产孟菲斯墓地的一部分。埃及希望金字塔的开放将促进该国的旅游业。埃及曾是最热门的旅游目的地，但在2011年的起义之后，游客数量有所下降。埃及的古迹是世界上许多人的遗愿清单。在弯曲的金字塔，游客将能够通过一个79米长的狭窄隧道到达里面的两个房间。他们还能看到金字塔内发现的古代宝藏。埃及考古学家发现了一系列的石头、粘土和木制的石棺——人们埋葬的棺材。一些石棺里有木乃伊。