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Papyrus Institute

Avenue Of The Pyramids, Cairo, Egypt

Featured Review : We started our visit by getting a lecture on how Papyrus paper is made. We were showed the Papyrus plant and how the stem of the plant is cut into slices for use in making papyrus paper. The slices are laid out and put...See Full Review

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Luxor Papyrus Institute

  • 5 out of 5 stars by kwasiak from Tucson, Arizona
  • September 6, 2005
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Quote: We started our visit by getting a lecture on how Papyrus paper is made. We were showed the Papyrus plant and how the stem of the plant is cut into slices for use in making papyrus paper. The slices are laid out and put under a press for a couple... Read the full Papyrus Institute review

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Papyrus Institute

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Marianne from Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • May 19, 2002
Papyrus Institute
Quote: On our tour back from the pyramids our taxi driver asked us if we wanted to see the papyrus shop (our buying will result in a commission for him). ’We won’t buy anything’ we assured him, still he stopped at the shop. We went in declined the tea and... Read the full Papyrus Institute review

From journal Cairo: Love It or Hate It

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Papyrus Shop

  • 2 out of 5 stars by wanderluster from Evansville, Indiana
  • February 18, 2002
Papyrus Shop
Quote: After seeing the Light and Sound Show at the pyramids, our taxi driver informed us he was taking us to see a papyrus shop. When we declined, he insisted. "Just a look. Not to buy. Just to see for a visit. Compare prices later." What the heck?... Read the full Papyrus Institute review

From journal Honeymoon in Cairo

Rahma Papyrus Center

  • 4 out of 5 stars by nmagann from Ventura, California
  • December 5, 2000
Quote: Papyrus is a plant that grows near the waters edge and has many uses. The stock is soaked in water after peeling of the green outside. Then strips are taken off and soaked in water, flattened and eventually laid out in a criss cross pattern to... Read the full Papyrus Institute review

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