Egypt scraps pyramid renovation plan after international outcry

Egypt Halts Controversial Plans to Renovate Ancient Pyramid

A committee of experts concluded that altering the Pyramid of Menkaure would compromise its historical value

Egypt Aborts Controversial Pyramid Renovation Plan

Egypt Aborts Controversial Pyramid Renovation Plan

Egypt scraps pyramid renovation plan after international outcry

Egpyt has scrapped the plan to restore the cladding on one of three great pyramids of Giza, said a committee formed by the country's tourism minister in a statement on Saturday (Feb 17). The head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, had made the announcement of the Menkaure pyramid's renovation in the month of January, dubbing it "the project of the century". The renovation work, which was aimed at restoring the structure'

Egypt abandons its contentious plan to renovate the pyramids

The plan was revealed last month by Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, who dubbed it as 'the project of the century'. However, there was a swift international outcry that the ancient monument might be changed

Egypt ditches plan to restore cladding on Giza's smallest pyramid

The Menkaure Pyramid Review Committee unanimously objected to the retiling project