Great Pyramid of Giza

Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza (including the Cheops Pyramid and the Pyramid of Khufu) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids of Giza in the cemetery along what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the seven wonders of the ancient world and the only one that is still largely intact. It is believed the pyramid was a tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Cheops Fourth Dynasty (Cheops in Greek) built and designed over 20 years around 2560 BC finals. The Great Pyramid is the tallest structure in the human world for over 3800 years. Originally from the Great Pyramid was behind by casing stones that a smooth surface that is formed today covered is the basic structure. Some of the stones that once the body structure is still visible at the base. There were different theories about the scientific and other techniques to build the Great Pyramid. Most assumptions are accepted construction is based on the idea that by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting it was built.

There are known three rooms inside the Great pyramid. The bottom chamber is built into the rock on which the pyramid and cut done. The so-called House [1] of the Queen and the King's Chamber are higher in the pyramid-shaped structure. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only pyramid in Egypt known to contain both ascending and descending passages. The main part of the complex at Giza is a parameter of buildings, the two mortuary temples in honor of Khufu (including in the vicinity of the pyramid and one near the Nile), three small pyramids of Giza for the wives, an even smaller "satellite "pyramid, a raised embankment, the two temples, tombs and small mastaba combines round-the-pyramid for nobles.