Photo: Vitaliy Raskalov
When Russian photographers Vadim Makhorov and Vitaliy Raskalov went to the Pyramids at Giza, Egypt, the duo couldn't resist embarking on a great adventure: climbing to the top of the Pyramid and taking photos of the world below.
Problem was, it's illegal to do so. Makhorov explains to CNN:
"No words can express the fascination I felt when seeing my childhood dream come alive. Probably this very feeling made us climb onto the top of the Pyramid and see the the panorama of the whole complex, the desert and Cairo itself.
"It was already pitch black and nobody paid us any attention. We started climbing as fast and as soundless as we could. You have to be quite strong and agile to climb onto a meter-high block covered with dust.
"It was exhausting, but the thought that we were going to witness something spectacular pushed us forward.
"It took us around 20 minutes to get to the top. We were taken breathless by the view.
"What we saw from up there was the seventh wonder of the world. We tried to capture the beauty of the scenery in the photos, so that the others could also see this magnificent panorama.
We're left with the magnificent photos from the duo's criminal adventure, which you can see over at CNN: Link