UNESCO seeks answers from Egypt on more than 4,600-year-old 'damaged' pyramid

A file picture taken on September 16, 2014 shows a policeman standing near the step pyramid of Djoser at the ancient Egyptian Saqqara necropolis some 20 kilometres south of Cairo. UNESCO has asked Egypt for a detailed report on restoration work carried out at the Djoser pyramid following reports the more than 4,600-year-old monument has been damaged, an official of the UN agency said today. 

 

 

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Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Share on print Share on gmail More Sharing Services 0 CAIRO (AFP).- UNESCO has asked Egypt for a detailed report on restoration work carried out at the Djoser pyramid following reports the more than 4,600-year-old monument has been damaged, an official of the UN agency said Wednesday. 

 

Egyptian media reported earlier this month that the pyramid, which dominates the necropolis of Saqqara, southwest of Cairo, has been damaged during the restoration work. "The UNESCO World Heritage Centre sent a letter to the ministry of antiquities requesting a detailed technical report on the work," said Tamar Teneishvili, a senior official of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation in Cairo. "This request was made after information gathered from the media," Teneishvili told AFP. She said UNESCO would wait for the ministry's report to decide on its future plans. UNESCO has also asked if its own 2011 recommendations on the restoration of the pyramid had been followed. 

 

Several Egyptian NGOs have criticised the restoration work, saying the monument's original facade has been altered. Some specialists have also said that the company hired to do the restoration work, Al-Shurbagy, does not have the necessary experience. Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damati has rejected the criticism as "baseless". Last week, he told a group of journalists invited to see the ongoing restoration that the "work is underway without a problem". The executive director of the project, Michel Ghobrial Farid, has also rejected the criticism, saying the pyramid's appearance was restored the way it was at the time of its construction. The reconstruction project started in 2006 but was interrupted in February 2013 due to a lack of funding. The tomb, built by the master architect Imhotep for the Pharoah Djoser, stood 62 metres (203 feet) tall originally and is considered the oldest building in the world built entirely of stone.

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CAIRO (AFP).- UNESCO has asked Egypt for a detailed report on restoration work carried out at the Djoser pyramid following reports the more than 4,600-year-old monument has been damaged, an official of the UN agency said Wednesday. Egyptian media reported earlier this month that the pyramid, which dominates the necropolis of Saqqara, southwest of Cairo, has been damaged during the restoration work. "The UNESCO World Heritage Centre sent a letter to the ministry of antiquities requesting a detailed technical report on the work," said Tamar Teneishvili, a senior official of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation in Cairo. "This request was made after information gathered from the media," Teneishvili told AFP. She said UNESCO would wait for the ministry's report to decide on its future plans. UNESCO has also asked if its own 2011 recommendations on the restoration of the pyramid had been followed. Several Egyptian NGOs have criticised the restoration work, saying the monument's original facade has been altered. Some specialists have also said that the company hired to do the restoration work, Al-Shurbagy, does not have the necessary experience. Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damati has rejected the criticism as "baseless". Last week, he told a group of journalists invited to see the ongoing restoration that the "work is underway without a problem". The executive director of the project, Michel Ghobrial Farid, has also rejected the criticism, saying the pyramid's appearance was restored the way it was at the time of its construction. The reconstruction project started in 2006 but was interrupted in February 2013 due to a lack of funding. The tomb, built by the master architect Imhotep for the Pharoah Djoser, stood 62 metres (203 feet) tall originally and is considered the oldest building in the world built entirely of stone.

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CAIRO (AFP).- UNESCO has asked Egypt for a detailed report on restoration work carried out at the Djoser pyramid following reports the more than 4,600-year-old monument has been damaged, an official of the UN agency said Wednesday. Egyptian media reported earlier this month that the pyramid, which dominates the necropolis of Saqqara, southwest of Cairo, has been damaged during the restoration work. "The UNESCO World Heritage Centre sent a letter to the ministry of antiquities requesting a detailed technical report on the work," said Tamar Teneishvili, a senior official of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation in Cairo. "This request was made after information gathered from the media," Teneishvili told AFP. She said UNESCO would wait for the ministry's report to decide on its future plans. UNESCO has also asked if its own 2011 recommendations on the restoration of the pyramid had been followed. Several Egyptian NGOs have criticised the restoration work, saying the monument's original facade has been altered. Some specialists have also said that the company hired to do the restoration work, Al-Shurbagy, does not have the necessary experience. Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damati has rejected the criticism as "baseless". Last week, he told a group of journalists invited to see the ongoing restoration that the "work is underway without a problem". The executive director of the project, Michel Ghobrial Farid, has also rejected the criticism, saying the pyramid's appearance was restored the way it was at the time of its construction. The reconstruction project started in 2006 but was interrupted in February 2013 due to a lack of funding. The tomb, built by the master architect Imhotep for the Pharoah Djoser, stood 62 metres (203 feet) tall originally and is considered the oldest building in the world built entirely of stone.

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