Pyramids of Egypt

Pyramids of Egypt

There are actually over 100 pyramids in Egypt, many of which are relatively unknown to anyone who is not an ancient Egypt enthusiast. All but a very few are grouped around and near the City of Cairo, just south of the Nile Delta. Otherwise, only one royal pyramid is known in southern Egypt (at Abydos), that being the one built by Ahmose, founder of the 18th Dynasty and Egypt's New Kingdom.It may have also been the last royal pyramid built in Egypt.

Pyramids of Giza:

This site was chosen by King Khufu and his successors, Khafre and Menkaure, to build their collections funeral, which includes the three their pyramids, the funerary boats of Khufu and the Sphinx. The site also contains tombs of the supervision of the Fourth Dynasty, as well as the tombs of the workers who contributed to the construction of the royal pyramids, the tombs of senior statesmen.

The Pyramid of Khufu

The Pyramid of Khufu and the first Hzpalepehriat attributed to King Khufu second family kings fourth, took power after the death of his father (Bent), the full name) Khnam scared me no god Khnum, who protect me) was built by engineer (Ham Ono). Has been established on an area of thirteen acres, and the pyramid has two entrances on the north side, and still retains part of the pyramid at the top Xah original height, 146 m and the current rise is 137 meters. And the length of each of the aspects of 230 m, and the inclination angle of about 50-51 degrees. 

The pyramid was built from limestone, which is the same original stone of the place. The internal corridor and the burial chamber of the Supreme - which contains the sarcophagus - Benita red granite from the outer face of the limestone base of the pyramid is square length of each side was originally 230 meters. 

Built the pyramid in air pressure, the number of stones used in building block of stone about 2.3000.00. Average weight of each of them between 2.5 to 15 tons, took twenty years to build the pyramid. 

There are in the original design for a pyramid that consists of: Temple valley, boarding dock, which draws the funerary temple in the east of the pyramid, and finally the pyramidal shape of the cemetery. In the east of the pyramid found three small pyramids for the king's wives, 

Entrance is located in the north at a height of 20 meters from ground level. Contains on the surface leads to a corridor that leads to an underground chamber, had not been completed. Boarding pier length of 38 m and a height of one meter, leading to a corridor stretching 35 meters at a height of 1.75 meters climb to the second chamber in the pyramid. 

The second chamber made of limestone dimensions 5.20 m × 5.70 m 0.15 m high the highest point of the surface, on the eastern wall of the room opening leading to a corridor Confidential and communicate with the burial chamber of the Supreme Bdehliz at the beginning of the corridor cross there gallery nominally 1947 in length, and 80.50 m in height with a roof is included. In the middle there is a low vestibule of 60 cm, the limbs above the level of home. This corridor connects to the burial chamber of corridor length 8.40 m and a height of 3.14 m and with him three slots. 

The room containing the coffin of King Granite, and on the north and south walls there are openings for ventilation and reached the outer section of the pyramid. On the roof of the burial chamber there are five rooms granite. The land of the funerary temple is located in the east of the pyramid. The rise of the pavement up the valley temple mortuary temple, which was buried under the mud in the village of bad fat. 

Pyramid of Khafre

The second pyramid of Giza Pyramids of three, is still part of Xahin the top until now, has a height of 143.5 meters and the length of each side of 215.5 meters, and the inclination angle 53.10, locatedat ground level, leading to the entrance corridor Steady, Roof of thegranite and the angle of descent 22, ends at the barricade is heading to the horizontal corridor

And then cross the corridor that leads to the burial chamber dug in the rock also has roof of limestone. There in the middle of the pyramid and containing the coffin of granite.

Entrance up to the second corridor of rock, the corridor proceedsuntil it connects to casual berth leads to an empty room (probablyused for funerary furniture).

Pyramid of Menkaure

Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the Pyramids of Giza plateau and a height of 66 meters or 216 feet. It is built on the edge of the sloping plateau.

The base was originally 108.5 yards or 355.8 square feet.However, due to lift the stones to be used later for other purposes,have become along the sides of the base is 102.2 m × 104.6 m forward and rises at an angle of 51 degrees.

The classes covered the underside of the sixteen blocks of the pyramid of pink granite. Burial chamber was cut in the bedrockbeneath the pyramid and can be accessed from the northern entrance along a sloping corridor. Passage was cut sloping down the aisle first.

The burial chamber was closed by three Sedat or templates ofgranite stones, which were lowered into vertical slots cut into the walls. Has been used as a storeroom and the other was the burial chamber and its ceiling Jamalone. The walls are covered with granite blocks.

Was built as a mortuary temple and valley temple and thecauseway are two of the few brick and stone quality. Pyramiddimensions: Height 1966 the length of each side of the ribs 108 meters.

Sphinx

Sphinx is a statue of his body the body of a lion and a human head.Anguarding the tombs and temples were carved from limestoneand the head represents King Khafre. And the Sphinx to symbolizestrength and wisdom and intelligence. Is an image of the god of the sun god Ra and the length of 20 feet and a height of 70 feet.