Sunday, October 26, 2014

Amazing Structure : The Great Pyramid of Giza.

Hi! Now in this post I want to share a short story about a building with a great structure, which is The Great Pyramid of Giza.
The Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as the Pyramid of Khufu, according to the king who instructed the construction of the said pyramid.
It is  the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.
Scientists believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb over a 10 to 20-year period concluding around 2560 BC. Originally, the Great Pyramid was covered by casing stones that formed a smooth outer surface; what is seen today is the underlying core structure. Some of the casing stones that once covered the structure can still be seen around the base.

There are many  theories about the Great Pyramid's construction techniques. But the most accepted construction hypotheses are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place. The Great Pyramid consists of an estimated 2.3 million blocks of limestones, the Great Pyramid of Giza is located on the northern edge of the Giza Plateau, located about 10 miles west of Cairo.

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