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Oh! Oh! *jumps up and down excitedly* I read something about this!

...unfortunately I don't remember exactly what they said sweatdrop

But what I do remember is that pollution is a big problem in Cairo. Remember the big hubbub when they transported the huge statue of Ramses (I think) through downtown Cairo? That was because the statue was being corroded by the pollution in the area it was in, and so they moved it to try and slow down the corrosion.

Undoubtedly the Pyramids are going through the same thing. Limestone isn't the most corrosion-resistant stone on the face of the earth. It's vulnerable to acidic substances. Acid rain just punches right through it. gonk But the ancient Egyptians didn't know about silestone/other engineered stone, so... sweatdrop It's also difficult to try and preserve multiple structures of that size and mass in modern-day. It's not like the government can pass legislation to cut emissions and all that fun stuff...this is Cairo, for pete's sake. surprised

Sure, rub it in, you who live on an island *grumble grumble, mutter mutter* stare (All in good fun)

The thing is, Cairo's mass transit is, uh...best adjective would be "overloaded." When the bus gets crowded, people just start hanging off the sides. Wasn't there a statistic about Cairo alone having a huge bus accident every few days or so? Not to mention the buses are probably old to begin with and aren't exactly in the best maintained condition, and guzzle oil like nobody's business. Keeping vehicles well-maintained also helps with pollution. wink

There's a problem with that, though, and that's Egypt's poverty. Not everyone can pay to keep their car/bus in peak condition or pay for energy-conserving and pollution-reducing alternatives. Everything in Egypt suffers for that, including the monuments.

You are right about that pollution in cairo I live there now the biggest problem that we are facing now is how to cut down the number of cars in the streets of cairo and some people in cairo doesnt care about their pyramids or their land only for money I hate these people.><

no these people are well educated and know that our heritage is very important for us to attract tourists but sadly i now live in cairo and some of the people here care only about themselves