Written By: Kyle Richmond
The greatest architectural creation of ancient civilization is The Great Pyramid of Giza. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the World and the only structure out of all seven that remains largely intact. The pyramid was built for the Pharaoh Khufu. The construction of the pyramid was finished in 2560 BC. It took twenty-three years to complete and held the title of the tallest manmade structure in the world for almost four thousand years. Some of the stones used to build the pyramid weighed up to eighty tons. The height of the pyramid is four hundred and eighty-one feet with a seven hundred and fifty-six foot base. With the lack of technology at the time, the calculations and precision of this pyramid is simply incredible! Here is some great footage, shot on a day of a sand storm, of the pyramid.
Below is a picture of diagram of the greatest structure to have ever been built by humankind.
There are many theories that exist on the construction of the colossal structure. One theory is the belief that slaves carried, rolled, and dragged the large blocks into place. Another is the thought that tens of thousands of very skilled and sophisticated workers built the pyramid. Some make the argument that alien's are the reason for the structures existence. The massive pyramid is undoubtedly a mystery; however, there is Geometric evidence to explain that the great pyramids as well as the other two pyramids nearby are constructed to align with Orion's as well as other Astrological symbols. More information on those discoveries are explained in this video.
For construction, http://www.allaboutegypt.com explains that the measurements of this were, "Precisely crafted surveying instruments and ingenious techniques are needed to come up with the exact measurements required to have the top vertices of a pyramid of huge dimensions meet dead center. Egyptian architects, surveyors, and builders are known to have used two specialized surveying tools, the merkhet, the instrument of knowing - similar to an astrolabe, and the bay, a sighting tool probably made from the central rib of a palm leaf. These allowed construction workers to lay out straight lines, right angles, and to orient the sides and corners of structures, in accordance with astronomical alignments. The site goes on to explain how the terrain of where the pyramid was constructed is cut out of a grid and then flooded with water in a fashion to make a perfect horizontal plane.
All the thoughts, theories, and ideas behind this place are absolutely crazy. I enjoyed the research of this giant building and I am hoping everyone else will too.
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ReplyDeleteThe Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the most fascinating architectural that I like personally because it's primary in Egypt. I liked how you pick it and it’s considering one of the Seven Wonders of the World because it's real old. This pyramid was constructed so well with the little technology they had in ancient times because most scientists are amazed and they still are. The pyramid is one of the things that Egypt keeps it very well taken care off and it holds a lot of value for it because of tourism. There have been theories that the pyramid was made by a lot of slaves carrying huge block to this site in order to make the pyramid. Another theory supposedly that a big rock was just there and these slaves carved it down. The cool thing that you mention that these pyramids were made for the Pharaohs before their death even if they took the slaves to make many decades to do it. The Great Pyramid is a good architecture that you choose because it's one of my favorites and it explains a lot about ancient Egypt and its history of this making of it. This architecture is not only important in Egypt but also the world because we learn a lot of things and some of it could be the origin of something’s and it's written in our textbooks and knowing it that it's there could impact our society big time. Ricardo Mejia Group 3
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with the Pyramids being the greatest architectural creation. Yes, there are still other very outstanding creations in the world, but this one definitely my favorite. It is crazy to me how the Egyptians built and put together these pyramids. That is probably one of the most mind-blowing things I have ever studied. With out the technology or the right tools they still managed to build these huge structures. What I also find amazing is how the great pyramids were all aligned geometrically with astrological symbols. I don’t even think we could do that today if we tried. The best part about it all is that we will never know exactly how the pyramids were built; it will always remain a mystery. I liked the videos you added they explained more interesting facts. Another fascinating fact was how the pyramids were built for Pharaoh’s while the Pharaoh was still alive!! And inside the pyramids there were actual chambers for the Pharaoh and his queen when they died. I don’t understand how they could even get inside the pyramid to build a chamber as heavy as those stones were holding the pyramid together, I don’t know how it wouldn’t cave in. They obviously knew what they were doing when it came to architecture, or at least had some super powers! There are many ideas and thoughts on how these pyramids were designed and built, but I will never understand exactly why and how it happened. But anyway nice blog, it was very descriptive and I really liked the pictures and videos, it helps me focus more. ☺
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