EGYPT-GIZA-MENKAURE PYRAMID-CLADDING PROJECT-DEBATE

EGYPT-GIZA-MENKAURE PYRAMID-CLADDING PROJECT-DEBATE

(240201) -- GIZA, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows the Pyramid of Menkaure in Giza, Egypt. The plan of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) to clad the Pyramid of Menkaure, one of the famed three pyramids of Giza, with granite blocks raised debate in the country as some archeologists are concerned it would ruin the originality of the 4,500-year-old monument. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-GIZA-MENKAURE PYRAMID-CLADDING PROJECT-DEBATE

EGYPT-GIZA-MENKAURE PYRAMID-CLADDING PROJECT-DEBATE

(240201) -- GIZA, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Pyramid of Menkaure in Giza, Egypt, Jan. 31, 2024. The plan of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) to clad the Pyramid of Menkaure, one of the famed three pyramids of Giza, with granite blocks raised debate in the country as some archeologists are concerned it would ruin the originality of the 4,500-year-old monument. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-GIZA-MENKAURE PYRAMID-CLADDING PROJECT-DEBATE

EGYPT-GIZA-MENKAURE PYRAMID-CLADDING PROJECT-DEBATE

(240201) -- GIZA, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crane works in front of the Pyramid of Menkaure in Giza, Egypt, Jan. 31, 2024. The plan of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) to clad the Pyramid of Menkaure, one of the famed three pyramids of Giza, with granite blocks raised debate in the country as some archeologists are concerned it would ruin the originality of the 4,500-year-old monument. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-GIZA-MENKAURE PYRAMID-CLADDING PROJECT-DEBATE

EGYPT-GIZA-MENKAURE PYRAMID-CLADDING PROJECT-DEBATE

(240201) -- GIZA, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Collapsed stones are seen in front of the Pyramid of Menkaure in Giza, Egypt, Jan. 31, 2024. The plan of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) to clad the Pyramid of Menkaure, one of the famed three pyramids of Giza, with granite blocks raised debate in the country as some archeologists are concerned it would ruin the originality of the 4,500-year-old monument. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)