Monday 17 June 2013

The Great Pyramids


The Great Pyramids of Giza also known as the Pyramids of Khufa and the Pyramids of Cheops, is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza necropolis boundary what is now EI Giza Egypt.
From the Seven Wonders belonging to the Past World, its the only one remain longingly entire.
Egyptologists admit that the Pyramids was built as a tomb for fourth line of hereditary rulers. Pharaoh Khufu for the 3,800 years, the Great Pyramids was the only highest man-made Structure with 146.5 meters ( 480.6 ft ) ( length ).
A large of casing stones formed a smooth outer surface of the great pyramids. these have been more possibilities and modifying theories about the construction techniques of the great pyramid.
Most believed construction hypothesis are based on the idea that it was constructed be moving huge stones from excavation for building stones and by dragging and lifting them into place or position. There are three chambers inside the great pyramids.
The lowest chamber is cut into the bedrock on which the great pyramid was constructed and was uncompleted. Then the Queen's and King's chambers are higher up within the pyramid structure.
The great pyramid of Giza is the only known pyramid in Egypt that containing ascending and descending both passage.
The meaning of Pyramid is a solid figure in a square base. Its shape , structure as still challenging for Egyptologists. The great pyramid was constructed over a twenty year period concluded around  2560 BC. The present height of the pyramid is 455.4 ft ( 238.8 meters ).
Each base sides was 440 cubits ( 230.4 meters or 755.9 ft long ) according to royal cubit measure 0.524 meters. Estimated mass of the pyramid in 5.9 million tones.

No comments:

Post a Comment