Show r t St f to r 6 va Y 3 4 AI y yva ry r y X wt n tiC o o t o f y Y W- W Wu Anci Ancient ent Egypt is being rebuilt These are the first pictures of the most fabulous structures in the rid s history the tho palatial tem temples les monuments to the Sun God built by Egyptian kings and queens at on the Nile river years ago Destroyed by an earthquake in 27 21 B. B C C. they now are being stored into what has become the worlds world's greatest jigsaw puzzle Hundreds of men are putting back backo backs s o Its i place stones columns statues broken noses thumbs and feet weighing anywhere from pounds r t pounds In the above photo is the Temple of Karnak whose impressive columns sentinels columns sentinels ra a i world wonder wonder remained remained upright bearing the supporting stones through the centuries t 4 4 I j jy H Hl y l I x 1 w r 1 fie The Oriental Institute of af the Diversity of Chicago headed Dr Richard Parker has the jk k of recording all hieroglyph- hieroglyph inscribed on the remaining lines es right All inscriptions b photographed all clues are 1 lowed up with utmost care M I r I I Some ome of the separate projects in the restoration are areU b dal U under way The Avenue of below is almost back its original form of massive The avenue served as ase r e grand entrance for Egyptian 95 an and d queens b being carne carried d Eo Ro to the temple from their Nile NileS NileS' fats ts S' S Photo at left shows acres of precious granite that once formed the most fabulous temples temples temples tem tem- ples in all history Fifty years will be required to complete the temples destroyed by an earthquake earthquake earthquake earth- earth quake before the Birth of Christ Restoration is under direction of the Egyptian governments government's d do- do of antiquities 3 fK L' L A ky y fr t Gw-t f A A Y 44 y e t e o Bf 9 W 1 rn 4 c L. L l i I r 1 i JA dj 1 Lr p f t fr X y ya A Ar j y M MAr F a r f 4 4 AN 0 y r Here workers at the Temple of W r- r are leveling up the head of headed headed ram sphinx along the Ave Ave- gie of Sphinxes Breaks in the stones t e matched In order to be certain Jat t each piece is is restored in its position How some of the I t r granite stones were cut L t T TI down the Nile and erected I years ago is still hi history's storys t ret l 1 q I J Jal al d i G tl a r l Y Y r y i y aE ty F t |