What is the Solar Boat Museum?
The museum is located right beside the Great Pyramid and houses the Solar Boat of Cheops (or Khufu). The boat is most beautiful. Stretching almost 150 feet in length, some of the boat’s timbers are made from whole cedars of Lebanon. The prow sweeps upward, with a papyrus end, while the bow curves inward and is tipped with a magnificently carved papyrus blossom. There are hand carved oars and ropes that might have been made today. The boat’s state of preservation is remarkable. It must be the most fantastic find since Tutankhamen’s tomb.
