Rising from the sand on the outskirts of Cairo-Egypt are the pyramids, a complex of ancient monuments, which are among the seven wonders of the ancient world. The Great Pyramid of Giza (also called the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. The ancient necropolis consists of the Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Hefren, Pyramid Mikerin and the big Sphinx. Millions of tourists visit Egypt to see the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World “The Great Pyramid of Giza”, and the only one to remain largely intact. The Great Pyramid of Giza got recognized
by the World Tourist organization, a kind of Oscars for the tourism industry.
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| Giza pyramid complex |
Interesting Facts About The Great Pyramid of Giza :
- Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over a 14 to 20-year period concluding around 2560 BC.
- The pyramids are one of the most imposing buildings survived until today. In ancient times, are a marvel size and now wonder of their age. The Great Pyramid height is 481 feet (146.59 meters) was the tallest building in the world until the 19th century. Was built of stone blocks 2.300.000 with an average weight of 2,5 pt, weights approximately 5.750.000 tons. It is forbidden to climb the Pyramids. You are only allowed to climb up the stone steps that lead to the entrance, which is 55 feet above ground level.
- The features of the Great Pyramid of Giza are so large they are visible even from the Moon.
- The Great Pyramid is the oldest and largest one of the three pyramids in Giza Necropolis.
- The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- The Great Pyramid remained the tallest man-made structure in the world for a period of over 3,800 years.
- It is believed that the Great Pyramid of Giza was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place.
- There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid - King's chamber, Queen's chamber and unfinished chamber.
- As for the street vendors : Don’t say the word “Emshi”, like many of the guide books will advise you, it is simply means get lost, and you don’t want to offend anyone in there, after all they are just trying to make a living.
- The position of a pyramid was determined by many factors including the position of the stars, (in particular the constellations of Orion, Plough and Ursa Major) alignment with other pyramids, the position of the River Nile (north and south axis), the land of the living and dead (east and west axis).
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| Pyramids - River Nile |
- Have unique position on the ground. All three pyramids are oriented almost exactly on the four cardinal directions. Deviation of the Great Pyramid from a North is 2’28 “, South – 1’58″, East – 5’30 “and West – 2’30″. Corners of the base are almost perfect right angles. The odds that have happened by chance is less absurd. On the other hand we know that Egyptians are not known then the compass. The question arises when and who built the pyramids, and for what purpose.
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| Unique pyramid position |
- Another interesting fact in the position of the pyramids is that if we continue the diagonals of the base of the Great Pyramid, they just enclose the Nile delta, as illustrated by the satellite image above. Egyptians did not have methods with which to build the pyramid exactly this way.
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| Center of the earth |
- Perhaps the most inexplicable “coincidence” of all was discovered by Charles Piazza Smyth (1819-1900) who was a respected scientist in Scotland, dealing with astronomy. In his book “Legacy of the Great Pyramid” (1877) published given below illustrations, explaining that the pyramid lies 31 degrees east and latitude 30 degrees north latitude. 31st meridian is the longest terrestrial meridian, and 30th parallel – the longest terrestrial latitude. They intersect in a single place and this place is near the Giza plateau. It follows that the pyramids lie exactly in the center of the entire land mass of the world and divide it into four equal parts! Maybe this is coincidence???
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source (wikipedia, greatpyramidsgiza.com)
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