The pyramids of Giza are located in the pyramids plateau in the city of Giza (Memphis or Memphis), Egypt, on the West Bank of the Nile. Built around 2480-2550 BC, it consists of three pyramids: the pyramid of Khufu, the pyramid of Khafre, and the pyramid of Menkaure. These pyramids are royal tombs, each bearing the name of the king who built it and was buried in it after his death, and there are also other smaller pyramids next to the king's pyramid to bury the queens
The pyramid was building around it small temples and pyramids inside a temple for priests and chiefs of state. It was connected to a port on the shore of the Nile and connected by several channels. It was called the Valley Temple, which was connected to the pyramid by a long, high road. Sunset, and that was related to one of the ancient Egyptian myths, which is the myth of the “Kingdom of the Dead.”
How were the pyramids of Egypt built
The farmers were the ones who worked in building the pyramids, and that was in return for some incentives, such as providing food, housing, and clothes for them free of charge, in addition to exempting them from taxes. Limestone is the basis for building the pyramids, in addition to other materials, such as granite that was used in building the internal walls, and the basalt that It was used on floors, and workers used various tools; In order to be able to break stones, such as pickaxes, granite hammers, and copper chisels, and after breaking them, they are transported to the places of construction through boats in the Nile, noting that they were pulled and transported to the place of construction by a greased pillar, and this is confirmed by one of the sculptures in an ancient tomb. Where there was an embodiment of a group of men (173 men), as they pulled stones with a greased pillar, and it was raised to the top by stairs made of bricks, and covered with hardened wax. The Great Pyramid in Giza contains, according to estimates, more than two million stone blocks, each of which weighs between 2 and 30 tons, in addition to some blocks that weigh more than 50 tons. The pyramids were originally covered with a layer of carefully polished white limestone, giving them the view of a huge sparkling jewel that reflected the sun's rays, and that could be seen from a very far away. Also joining the Giza Plateau is the Great Sphinx statue and it is one of the largest statues in the world in terms of length and size, it is very huge and its height reaches 20 meters and the width of the Sphinx reaches 70 meters, it is one of the most impressive statues of the world in terms of height and magnitude, and although it is a deaf statue, it is Some Egyptian and foreign archaeologists are baffled by the huge design regarding the shape and enormity of this statue. And it is designed in the form of an animal body and symbolizes the body of the lion and the head denotes the head of a human being The title of the Sphinx is the title of the keeper of the pyramids as it was built four thousand years ago. Between mighty power and human wisdom
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