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The Ancient Pyramids of the World, a new photo exhibition by Viktor Pinchuk took place in Crimea

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Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Yesterday, Russian Wikinews attended one of the latest cultural events in Crimea. An exhibition of works by Russian photographer Viktor Pinchuk was held at the Genoese Fortress Museum-Reserve in Sudak. It was timed to coincide with the annual "Night of Geography" event of the Russian Geographical Society. The exhibition was held in a digital format, which allowed an increase in the number of works on display, without transporting them to the exhibition.

The author, who traveled to dozens of countries in Africa, Asia, Oceania and Latin America, presented to the audience a collection of photographs taken at different times, all united by one theme. The exhibition is called The Ancient Pyramids of the World ((ru))Russian language: ‍Древнейшие пирамиды мира. It contains images of archaeological monuments from Egypt, Sudan, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Indonesia, Cambodia, Samoa and Peru — although the objects called "pyramids" in Túcume are of controversial origin).

The author highlighted the once pyramid-shaped and now almost completely destroyed Pulemelei Mound. It is located in the impenetrable jungle of the Samoan island of Savai'i. It was visited by the Crimean wanderer, and is practically unknown outside a narrow circle of professional archaeologists. The "road" to it is so overgrown that it is impossible to get there without a guide.

What visitors learned, according to the author of the exhibition, should encourage them to hit the road, or at least, pay more attention to the study of the historical and geographical objects of the planet.

  • Opening remarks by a museum representative
    Opening remarks by a museum representative
  • Creator of the exhibition
    Creator of the exhibition
  • The Genoese fortress, where the event took place
    The Genoese fortress, where the event took place
  • Polemics
    Polemics
  • Presentation of the award
    Presentation of the award
  • General photo (with the flag of the Russian Geographical Society)
    General photo (with the flag of the Russian Geographical Society)

Some of the works presented

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    Pyramid of Khafre in Giza (Egypt)
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    Main pyramid of the archaeological complex "San Andres" (El Salvador)
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    Pyramid of the Northern Acropolis, Yaxha (Guatemala)
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    Borobudur, a pyramid-shaped temple on the island of Java (Indonesia)

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This is a complete or partial translation of the article "«Древнейшие пирамиды мира», новая фотовыставка Виктора Пинчука", from the Russian language Wikinews, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.

This is a complete or partial translation of the article "«Древнейшие пирамиды мира», новая фотовыставка Виктора Пинчука", from the Russian language Wikinews, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.
 
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