Pyramids (1939)

Gaza, Egypt. Images of the seven wonders of the world. The last shown - Egyptian pyramids. Various shots of the pyramids and their surroundings intercut with diagrams of the pyramids showing where they are, how they were made, showing the size, the inside etc. One of the diagrams showing St. Paul’s Cathedral fitted into pyramid. Voiceover tells the story of the pyramids - they are massive, their sides face four sides of the world, they were colourful when they were first made etc. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Vis