File 018 · Cairo, Egypt

Pyramids of Giza

The only Ancient Wonder still standing. The Grand Egyptian Museum is next door.

Why go

The only Ancient Wonder still standing. The Grand Egyptian Museum is next door.

The shoot: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

The fight during the sound-and-light show.

Stand here

Ride or walk to the Panorama Point on the plateau for all the pyramids in one frame.

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Visit

Best: Opening time, before the heat. Access: Ticketed. Extra tickets to enter the pyramids. Getting there: Taxi from central Cairo, about 45 minutes. Museum in the afternoon.