The Pyramids of Giza Mysteries

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The pyramid’s were smooth, angled sides symbolized the rays of the sun and were designed to help the king’s soul ascend to heaven and join the sun God Ra.

The great pyramids of Giza are the most famous of all ancient Egyptian monuments, each pyramid was a part of large complex , the Giza plateau contains not only the Three pyramids of Giza but it contains Ten Pyramids for the kings of the fourth Dynasty and their queens. The most famous Pyramid in Giza and in all Egypt of course King Khufu’s Pyramid The Great Pyramid of Khufu not only the most famous historical place in Egypt but in the whole world

The Great pyramid of Khufu is considered the top historic place to visit in Egypt and always in the bucket list of every one in the world the great Pyramid of Khufu is rated to be the first place from the Must-See Places in your life time. There are so many interesting facts about the great Pyramid of Khufu that it baffles scientists, archaeologists, astronomers, and travelers. Here are the facts:

Here are the Facts of the great pyramids of Khufu.

1. Khufu’s pyramid is estimated to have around 2,300,000 stone blocks that weigh from 2.5 to 15 tons each and the total weight of the Pyramid is 6 Million tons.

2. The Pyramid of Menkaure, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Pyramid of Khufu are precisely aligned with the Constellation of Orion belt.

3-The base of the great pyramid covers 55,000 m2 with each side greater than 20,000 m2 in area.4. The interior temperature of the Great pyramid is constant and equals the average temperature of the earth, 20 Degrees Celsius.

5. The cornerstone foundations of the pyramid have ball and socket construction capable of dealing with heat expansion and earthquakes.

6. It was originally covered with fine white limestone casing stones reflected the sun’s light and made the pyramid shine like a jewel.

7-Aligned True North: The khufu’s Pyramid is the most accurately aligned structure in existence and faces true north with only 3/60th of a degree of error. The position of the North Pole moves over time and the pyramid was exactly aligned at one time.

8- The pyramid of Khufu had a swivel door entrance at one time. Swivel doors were found in only two other pyramids: Khufu’s father and grandfather, Sneferu & Huni respectively

When the great Pyramid was completed by Khufu, it rose 146 M approximately the height of a modern, 35-story office building. Today, with the loss of the some of the stone, the pyramid is slightly shorter, measuring 138 m It was The tallest building in the world until the 14th century, when the Lincoln Cathedral was completed in England.

9- Microscopic analysis of the coffin reveals that it was made with a fixed point drill that used hard jewel bits and a drilling force of more than 2 tons.

10. The Descending Passage pointed to the pole star Alpha Draconis, circa 2170-2144 BCE. This was the North Star at that point in time. No other star has aligned with the passage since then.

King Khafre was the son of king Khufu he built his Pyramid beside the Great pyramid of Giza
although smaller than Khufu’s, was on a slightly higher elevation so from the panorama point you can notice that the second Pyramid is higher than Khufu pyramid but actually the Khafre’s pyramid is only 137 M high, this pyramid is considered the best preserved pyramid in Egypt simply because it still has it is original capstone of the white limestone like it was before.

This Pyramid was entered by Italian explorer Bilzoni and he didn’t find anything so he wrote his name inside the Pyramid and the date he entered 1818.