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Saving the Pyramids

Saving the Pyramids

Peter James

(2018)

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Abstract

Having worked on projects around the world, strengthening and restoring historically significant structures from Windsor Castle to the parliament buildings in Canada, Peter James brings insight to the structural engineering of ancient Egypt. After fourteen years working on the historic buildings and temples of Egypt, and most recently the world’s oldest pyramid, he now presents some of the more common theories surrounding the ‘collapsing’ pyramid – along with new and innovative projections on the construction of the pyramids and the restoration of some of Cairo’s most monumental structures from the brink of ruin. The decoding of historic construction from a builder’s perspective is examined and explained – at times against many existing theories – and the book provides a new outlook on long-held assumptions, to embrace modern theories in a bid to preserve the past.

 


Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Cover 1
Title Page 4
Copyright 5
Contents 6
List of Illustrations 8
Introduction: The Early Years 14
1: Tools of the Trade 18
2: Restoring Historic Cairo 32
3: Saving the Temple of Hibis 50
4: The Red Pyramid 68
5: How the Pyramids were Built, their Rise and Fall 74
6: The Step Pyramid 116
Bibliography 148
Index 152