Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The Great Pyramid

Not the builder of the Great Pyramid known until 29.12.1835 with the exception of a few words came to Tongue Greek historian Herodotus was not sure and did not have any evidence,
But when Britain appointed occupied Egypt at that time an officer Englishman claims Howard Vusi in Egypt, found by chance and when examined gaps in the roof compartment coffin marble in the pyramid Alcbraly one Rocks which built the pyramid inscribed with the name of Cheops, as the ancient Egyptians had their signs on the rocks when carved in Upper Egypt to learn their destination and where will be the last place, which means that the owner of the Great Pyramid is Cheops, and surprised that there is not this the king any raised refers to only a small statue does not exceed a length of five centimeters of ivory, found in a place other than The Great Pyramid





Description of the Pyramid of Cheops
Which is still one of the Seven Wonders of the engineering Prodigy in construction.
Built by the architect Ham ion chief engineer in the era of Cheops




 Original height was 149.4 m and the current rise is 137 m. And the length of each of the sides 230 m, and the angle of inclination of about 50 - 51. Pyramid built of limestone, which is the same as the original stone of the place.Internal corridor and the burial chamber of the Supreme - containing the sarcophagus - Pennetta of red & Granite outer face of the limestone. Pyramid built of 2,300,000 stone block average weighing between 2.5 to 15 tons. Pyramid building took twenty years.





 But the original design of a pyramid consisting of: Valley Temple, boarding dock, which is received funerary temple in the east of the pyramid, and finally the pyramid of the cemetery. In the east of the pyramid found three small pyramids for the king's wives, and also found many graves of members of the royal family and senior officials on both the west and north and east of the pyramid,



And on the external wall space facility, which it does not appear only its base.Entrance is located in the north at an altitude of 20 meters from the ground level, and this entrance is closed and the entrance has been done in the reign of Caliph Mamoun to enter the pyramid and is still used today in the entry.


  

 Contains on the surface leads to a corridor that leads to an underground chamber, at a depth of 105 meters.
That is, they have dug in the rock under the pyramid for a distance of 105 meters and built the room did not know because the cause of building this room.




 Boarding pier is 38 meters long and one meter high, leading to a corridor stretching 35 meters at a height of 1.75 meters, which climbs to the second chamber in the pyramid. The second room made ​​of limestone dimensions 5.20 x 5.70 m, 15 m height of the highest point of the roof,






 On the eastern wall of the room slot lead to the restricted passage and connected with the burial chamber Supreme Corridor. At the beginning of the corridor accidental find a gallery nominally 47 m in length and 8.50 m in height with a roof Amphitheater.










 And on the north and south walls no openings for ventilation and to reach for the outer section of the pyramid.
Above the ceiling of the burial chamber there are five rooms granite.






 The Herodotus that the Great Pyramid was attired layer sleek limestone good and engraved fully writings hieroglyphic of a substance shiny (water gold) tells the history of Egypt before the reign of Cheops and whenever brightened by the sun seen a writings in stock terribly like lightning and imagine with me dear this scene.





Pyramid surrounded by five drilling take the form of three of them empty vessels

 


 And at least two There are Houseboats have been opened and the existing one which is now next to the pyramid of Cheops in its own museum





Amazingly, the wood composite discovered in very good condition and this length with the ship twice the size of the ship Christopher Columbus, and used this ship in the transfer of the Corpse of the king from his palace to the pyramid across the Nile

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