8 Amazing Things You May Not Know About the Great Pyramid of Giza

No one knows exactly how the Great Pyramid was constructed. The method by which the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid is unknown. Many theories surround the methods of construction used to build the Great Pyramid. Many archaeologists claim that the ancient Egyptians used basic, obsolete instruments. However, many believe this notion to be a political tactic used to downplay the genius of ancient Egyptian civilizations. Others have gone on to say that the ancient Egyptians employed the help of their own spiritual powers or extraterrestrial beings. The Great Pyramid is located directly in the center of the Earth. Without the help of modern technology, the ancient Egyptians managed to center the location of the Great Pyramid in relation to the entire globe. The ancient-code.com article confirms the following: The east/west parallel that crosses the most land and the north/south meridian that crosses the most land intersect in two places on the Earth, one in the ocean and the other at the Great Pyramid. The Great Pyramid is precisely aligned with the 'True North.' According to ancient-code.com, the Great Pyramid “is the most accurately aligned structure in existence and faces true north.” Archeologists have stated that the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid with “3/60th of a degree of error.” Yet, these “errors” did not exist until the Earth experienced shifts and the “position of the North Pole over time.” In addition, The Descending Passage, which is the only entrance of the Great Pyramid, was once directed toward the North Star of the time, the pole star Alpha Draconis. The measurements of the Great Pyramid reveal how mathematically advanced the ancient Egyptians were. The weight of the Great Pyramid is approximately 5,955,000 tons. When multiplied by 108, the figure represents an “estimate of the earth’s mass,” as mentioned by an ancient-code.com article. In addition, located within the “King's Chamber” is coffer. When analyzed, “twice the perimeter of the bottom of the granite coffer times 10^8 is the sun’s mean radius.” The Great Pyramid is also closely associated with the mathematical elements of Pi and Phi. The tools used to construct the Great Pyramid would nearly be impossible for modern engineers to replicate. Tubular drill, diorite cutting tools and lathes were utilized throughout the construction of the Great Pyramid. According to Dr. Charles Johnson, a professor and scholar of the history of the African diaspora, the tubular drills “removed material 500 times faster than the rate that can be achieved by modern diamond-headed power drills,” while diorite cutting tools have not yet been duplicated by today's modern world. Lastly, according to W.M. Flinders Petrie's book, The Pyramids and Temples of Gizeh, an essential tool of ancient Egyptian machinery, known as the lathe, completed tasks that today's engineers and architects have yet to complete. The Great Pyramid was originally a massive jewel. According to an article released by ancient-code.com, the Great Pyramid “was originally covered with casing stones.” These stones were composed of “highly polished limestone.” This enabled the pyramids to “shine like a jewel” in the sun. In fact, the ancient Egyptians referred to the Great Pyramid as “Ikjet,” which means “glorious light.” Plan by Charles Piazzi Smyth, 1877 The inside of the Great Pyramid is one great maze. Built in 2470 B.C., the Great Pyramid of Giza stands among the “oldest structures of stone in all the world,” according to A.A. Quibell, a scholar of Egyptian history. According to Dr. Bob Brier, an Egyptologist, and Dr. Jean-Pierre Houdin, a famous architect, the Great Pyramid was built to be characterized by a “unique maze of internal rooms and passages.” As a result, the official entrance to the pyramid was “unknown until the ninth century when the caliph Al Mamun tunneled deep into its core and hit a passageway.” The basic concept of the Great Pyramid was rooted in practicality. The overall temperature of the Great Pyramid never changes. The ancient-code.com article conveys that the temperature is “constant and equals the average temperature of the earth”; this is roughly 68 degrees F. In addition, the swivel door that was once at the entrance “could be opened by pushing out from the inside with only minimal force, but when closed, was so perfect a fit that it could scarcely be detected and there was not enough crack or crevice around the edges to gain a grasp from the outside.” Lastly, the Great Pyramid was built to withstand the elements of nature, whether they be earthquakes or heat expansion. This is evident due to the “ball and socket construction” that characterizes the base of the pyramid.

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