At the height of the pandemic, Egyptian government officials sealed of The Giza Necropolis, which include The Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx necropolis. Part of the Great Empty Series photographed for The New York Times May 2020


The Spinx, and the second and third pyramids, Khafre and Mankaure are unusually empty of tourists. The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23,
The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23, 2020, Sima Diab for The New York Times
The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23, 2020, Sima Diab for The New York Times
The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23, 2020, Sima Diab for The New York Times
The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23, 2020, Sima Diab for The New York Times
The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23, 2020, Sima Diab for The New York Times
The panorama, a location at the Giza Necropolis, where many trinkets are usually sold to tourists is empty. The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturda
The entrance to Menkaure, the third pyramid, is empty of tour guides and tourists. The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23, 2020, Sima Diab
Two security guards on camelback patrol the site of the Great Pyramids. The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23, 2020, Sima Diab for The Ne
The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23, 2020, Sima Diab for The New York Times
A sanitary worker walks at the base of the large pyramid Khufu. The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23, 2020, Sima Diab for The New York T
A sanitary worker walks passed the subsidiary pyramids at the Eastern Cemetry at the base of the Pyramid of Khufu. The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic.
Birds fly around the base of the Pyramid of Khufu. The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23, 2020, Sima Diab for The New York Times
The boat pit, at the base of the Pyramid of Khufu, normally has camels tied up along its rails for tourists to purchase rides around the Giza Necropolis complex. The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been close
The Pyramid of Khafre at the Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23, 2020, Sima Diab for The New York Times
The largest pyramid ,the Pyramid of Khufu and the King's sunboat at the Giza Plateau. The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23, 2020, Sima D
The Spinx, and the second and third pyramids, Khafre and Mankaure are unusually empty of tourists. The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23,
A woman walks through the Giza Pyramids complex. The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23, 2020, Sima Diab for The New York Times
The empty ticketing office and resting benches at the gates of the Giza Necropolis, Saturday, May 23, 2020. The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Sima Di
The Pyramid of Khafre as seen from the Western Cemetry. The Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx have been closed to tourists during the coronavirus pandemic. Saturday May 23, 2020, Sima Diab for The New York Times
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