Artist creates pyramid to welcome Tutankhamun to UK
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Artist creates pyramid to welcome Tutankhamun to UK


Earth Times

Thousands of international school children are helping pop artist Romero Britto create a 45 foot pyramid in honor of King Tut's anticipated return to London.

The long-dead Egyptian pharoah has been touring the world for 35 years and will make a stop at England's new O2 exhibition center this fall.Single tickets for the eagerly awaited "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" exhibition will go on sale to the public Sept. 12, ahead of a Nov. 15 opening.

More than 180,000 tickets for the blockbuster exhibition have already been reserved or sold in the United Kingdom.About 1,500 children joined Britto at The O2 Thursday to paint panels for his tribute to the Pyramids at Giza, said a press release issued by Project Pyramid organizers.





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