Google Offers Street Views of Egypt’s Monuments

CAIRO, EGYPT—Google Street View now offers images of archaeological attractions in Egypt, including the pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, the pyramids of Saqqara, Saladin’s citadel, and the ancient city of Abu Mena. The Street View team usually collects images with a camera attached to a car, but that plan would not work in the bumpy terrain surrounding Egypt’s ancient monuments. Instead, the Google team members set out on foot with the 360-degree panoramic cameras on their backs. “It was a unique experience for us as well, because the equipment really got tested in the heat,” program manager Amita Khattri told Time. To read about the construction of the pyramids, see ARCHAEOLOGY’s “How to Build a Pyramid.”