Egypt ruler moved to pull down Cheops Pyramid of noble motives

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"An Albanian with Macedonian origin, Muhammad Ali Pasha, ruler of Egypt, Syria and Arabia in 19th century, had ordered his French engineer Linan to pull down the Cheops Pyramid.The Great Pyramid of Cheops had been rescued with two piastres, the then Egyptian currency.This information was documented in archive paperwork kept in Revolution Museum depots. Media in Egypt cited extracts of these documents.According to documents, the then Egypt ruler Muhammad Ali wanted to remove stone blocks from their pyramid in order to build a dam on the Nile River.French engineer Linan along with the then French consul in Cairo, were well aware of the historic value of the pyramid and they told the pasha of Egypt that pyramid's stones are four times bigger than the ones needed for dam construction.Linan had finally managed to convince the pasha that his project was not worthwhile as the expenses for transport of one cubic meter of construction material would be higher (two piastres) comparing with the stones transported from Shalkan stone-pit."

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