| 1852/00/00 |
Leavitt Hunt |
Visitor |
Leavitt Hunt makes a calotype photograph of the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids at Giza. |
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Leavitt Hunt's Grand Tour |
| 1852/00/00 |
Richard Morris Hunt |
Visitor |
Leavitt Hunt makes a calotype photograph of the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids at Giza. |
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Leavitt Hunt's Grand Tour |
| 1891/00/00 |
Eric Pape |
Life |
Using ropes to keep himself from falling off, Eric Pape sleeps overnight, with vultures circling overhead, atop the grand pyramid. |
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| 1908/03/00 |
Agatha Christie |
Visitor |
Agatha Christie visits Cairo and the Pyramids in Giza. After the trip, Agatha will be inspired to write a novel, Snow Upon the Desert. Set in Cairo, the novel remains unpublished. |
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| 1921/03/20 |
T E Lawrence |
Visitor |
Winston Churchill, Clementine, Lawrence of Arabia, and Gertrude Bell visit the pyramids. |
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| 1921/03/20 |
Winston Churchill |
Visitor |
Winston Churchill, Clementine, Lawrence of Arabia, and Gertrude Bell visit the pyramids. |
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