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The pyramids of Giza.

Giza pyramids are the simple for the ancient Egyptian. By visiting the pyramids of Giza, you can understand the meaning of challenge.

The greatness of the past of the Pharaohs is evident in the three pyramids in Giza, and these pyramids tell us about the skill of the ancients in architecture, science and geography.

The pyramids of Giza are three fantastic large buildings. The kings of the ancient Egyptians built them and they are very large.

The great pyramid of Giza belongs to the seven wonders of the world and now the Egyptian are so proud of these pyramids.

The building process for the pyramids.

The construction of the Great Pyramid took about 20 years and this pyramid consists of passages and a large base. Stones were cut into large pieces.

The ancient Egyptians used these stones from the areas surrounding the pyramid and used granite stones from Aswan through the Nile River, which indicates the intelligence of the ancient Egyptians and These granite stones were used in the burial chambers in the pyramids and pyramids.

The pyramids are large buildings which make us think about the way to transport the stones to the place of building the pyramids. The ancient Egyptians used the sandy roads to transport the stones to the location of the building.

The process of pulling the wooden skis and the workers used to pull the skis and also use some Animals such as hawks to pull skis.

Giza great Pyramid is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and one of the mysteries and it is said that the pyramids were built so that the Egyptian could bury their kings at the tombs inside the pyramids, but the ancient Egyptians built these pyramids for many purposes that we do not know many of them, but they did not write the main purpose of building the pyramids.

Why did the Egyptians prefer the pyramid shape?

The ancient Egyptian believed that the establishment of buildings on the pyramid shape helps the soul of kings to ascend to the sky and this was evident in their writings and the religious texts on the walls of the temples and when you look at the sky you can notice the sun rays in the form of a triangular side and this is among the reasons that the ancient Egyptians came to prefer to build on the pyramid shape and you can see this hierarchical form also that They are located on top of the series and some cemeteries, as well as the kings of the modern state.

They built their tombs in the shape of a pyramid in the western mainland and the Valley of the Kings, and they were digging graves in the middle of the mountains to protect the mummies from the theft.

The ingenuity of the ancient Egyptians in building the pyramids.

The three pyramids are considered to be a great edifice in this region, where the architectures in ancient times built these pyramids with accuracy and innocence and  these pyramids tell us a lot and a lot about some facts in some fields, for example the four pillars of Khufu's pyramid refer to the for directions-North, south, and west, and this indicates amazing accuracy in building the pyramids, and this is what was proven by modern scientific devices.

The pyramid is distinguished with a small detonator inside it with a diameter of about 20 cm. Once in the year, which is the year of the king's birth, and it is strange that it resides in the tomb of the pharaoh, and there are also many, many amazing secrets shows the greatness of the ancient Egyptians.

The Great Pyramid.

This pyramid was built during the reign of King Khufu, who ordered its construction at a height of 148 meters. The Great Pyramid displays the largest building in history on through 3800 years. The pyramid of Khufu is considered a historical blasphemy in the ancient era.

King Khufu imitated his father Senefru in building the pyramid and wanted to be like his father. The pyramid of Khufu, was a national project for all Egyptians at this time, and some professional workers built this pyramid, and the Great Pyramid is the only thing left of the Seven Wonders of the World, and many people promoted myths about this great pyramid and some said that this pyramid was built by some The giants, as others said, that this pyramid was built by magic, because priests in this era were sheltering in magic, and many facts about this pyramid remain hidden because we do not have much information about them.


The pyramid of Khafre.

The pyramid of Khafre is the second of the three pyramids in terms of height. The height of the pyramid was 143 meters and after that it became 136 meters and was built by King Khafre, son of King Khufu, and he was one of the greatest kings of the fourth family and he ruled for 26 years and the pyramid was built on an area of 219 meters and contains an entrance and this The pyramid keeps some Glitter on the top . The king Khafre built the Sphinx as well.

The length of this pyramid is about 143 meters and each side are about 215 meters and is located at the level of the ground.

This pyramid falls at the level of the ground and has an entrance leading to a descending path and the ceiling of this path is made of granite, and this horizontal path descends into an empty room and some people think that this is the Burial room, but it is not the burial room, but the burial room is located in another place.
 
King Khafre released his pyramid, the Great -and the pyramid of King Khafre is considered one of the most beautiful building in the world, and it is important to know the history of this pyramid that includes the King Khafra inside because of the belief in resurrection and immortality.


The pyramid of Menkaure.

The pyramid of King Menkaure is the smallest of the three pyramids on the Giza. The pyramid was built by King Menkaure, who is the son of King Khafre and his grandfather and the length of the Menkaure pyramid is about 65 meters, but there was a reason why this pyramid was small, because the remaining area on the Giza hill which the three pyramids were built, and the great thing about this pyramid is that King Menkaure used granite in planning the outer part of the pyramid, unlike King Khufu Khafre who used limestone to cover the pyramids and King Menkaure reddened by bringing granite from Aswan to Giza, which is about 800 km away from Aswan. Seeing three small pyramids next to the pyramid of Menkaure.

The queens were buried in those pyramids. King Menkaure died before the completion of his pyramid groups. It was known to build all rooms and cover them with granite, but it was completed with mud bricks.

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