Explore The Pyramids From Your Computing Device Via Google Street View

Given the current instability in Egypt, taking a trip over to Cairo to explore what the country has to offer, including the Great Pyramids of Giza, isn't as an attractive an idea as it used to once be. Many budding Egyptology tourists are simply saying, “maybe next year...”

But now you don't have to skip your trip. You just have to be open to new experiences in a completely different way. Google have announced that they've added the famous Egyptian site to their virtual viewing system.

The Google Street View team have been busy exploring Egypt for you in order to bring the Pyramids to your desktop via Google Maps and Street View. The Google Maps Street View team including program manager Amita Khattri said that going around the pyramid complex took a full 10 days to complete. The summer time was a particular challenge for the equipment which hit right up against the maximum temperature that it could keep operating in the desert heat.

Users of Street View can explore the fabled Pyramids of Giza, view the Sphinx in the distance, as well as the other less well known ancient relics around the site. The Giza Necropolis is also viewable through the software, as is Saqqara, a burial ground with historical significance.

Google Street View began in 2007, continues to generate both interest and privacy concerns as it explores the Earth. Now searchable through 59 countries, next stop is Indonesia.