Egypt to allow tourists inside Bent Pyramid

Egypt says it will soon allow tourists to see inside the inner chambers of the country's Bent Pyramid located in Menshat Dahshur. Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities chief Zahi Hawass announced that the 4,500-year-old pyramid's inner chambers would be opened for the first time in 2009. “This is going to be an adventure,” Archeology News quoted Hawass as saying. The country will open the chambers of the 330-foot pyramid in an effort to continue its “sustainable development campaign” for increasing the number of tourists visiting the country. Built by Pharaoh Sneferu, the Bent Pyramid dates back to about 2600 BCE and is considered the first pyramid with smooth sides.