The Keops Pyramid

The Keops pyramid

The Keops pyramid is the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world that is still standing. Built by order of Pharaoh Keops, towards the middle of the third century AC awaits you in Egypt to discover its secrets. Do you want to learn more about her? The construction of the Keops pyramid The construction of this pyramid meant to carry out a end of the largest architectural companies in the world and the history of the human being. It is located about 20 kilometers from Cairo, in the city of Guiza. On the left bank of the Nile River. And its presence is totally spectacular as well as those of Kefrén and micerinos located next to it and the great sphinx. The great pyramid is also known because with its 53,000 square meters of surface it is the largest of the pyramids that exist in Egypt. 

Originally it was about 146 meters high but the erosion caused by the passing of the centuries has made this pyramid lose approximately 9 meters high. And until the Eiffel Tower was built in Paris in 1889 it was the highest building in the world. His architect was Hemiunu, an architect who had some kind of family link with the pharaoh, perhaps his cousin being. And was destined to house the mortal remains of Pharaoh Jufu or Keops as was baptized by the Greeks. This was the second pharaoh of the fourth dynasty of ancient Egypt. A pharaoh luxury luxury who wanted to move on to posterity for the grandiosity of his tomb and his empire. 

To culminate it, miles of people needed, many of them slaves and other employees and there are those who say that they participated to the aliens.

Its construction was carried out between the years 2550 and 2570 B, being a staggered pyramid covered with white polished granite washes that made it shine in the desert sand. Of these, unfortunately there are very few today. A building that already impressed all kinds of travelers. Among them, Herodotus. And something very unique in it is that it is oriented to the four cardinal points. And it serves as a seasonal clock, because its shadow marks the beginning of spring and autumn equinoxes and winter and summer solstices. Cameras and treasures inside its interior is a labyrinthine framework of rooms, cameras and passages that should be sealing hermetically after the burial of the Pharaoh body. An interior that was quickly desecrated and that currently can be visited. Of all the rooms, the so -called King’s camera stands out for being the main and the most symbolic. 

Although there are two other cameras called the Queen and Underground Chamber. The King’s Chamber was designed to house the sarcophagus with the mummified body of Jufu. And it is a rectangular camera closed by large granite blocks that weigh about 400 tons. In the center of the room is a red sarcophagus that had to contain others of polychrome wood and precious metals. In this camera there is also a small hole through which you can see the circumpolar stars. Something that would ensure the passage to eternity of the pharaoh and all the entourage buried with him. In 2017, a group of researchers discovered the existence of another camera and who knows how many recesses most guard. Another of the spaces that most amazes is the so -called Great Gallery. An impressive runner about 47 meters long and eight wide that served as communication between several of the cameras. 

Other buildings associated with the Keops pyramid The Keops pyramid was inserted in a complex of buildings and elements that have not been preserved. Among them, those known as pyramids of the queens that are three, several temples and cemeteries. And a funeral boat that was found in its vicinity buried in a great pit about 15 meters from the pyramid. A boat that could be the one that transported the mummified body of the pharaoh from Memphis to the pyramid through the Nile River because it has evidence of having been in water. And that also represents the cycle of life and death in Egyptian mythology. An impressive runner about 47 meters long and eight wide that served as communication between several of the cameras. Other buildings associated with the Keops pyramid The Keops pyramid was inserted in a complex of buildings and elements that have not been preserved. 

Among them, those known as pyramids of the queens that are three, several temples and cemeteries. And a funeral boat that was found in its vicinity buried in a great pit about 15 meters from the pyramid. A boat that could be the one that transported the mummified body of the pharaoh from Memphis to the pyramid through the Nile River because it has evidence of having been in water. And that also represents the cycle of life and death in Egyptian mythology. An impressive runner about 47 meters long and eight wide that served as communication between several of the cameras. 

Other buildings associated with the Keops pyramid The Keops pyramid was inserted in a complex of buildings and elements that have not been preserved. Among them, those known as pyramids of the queens that are three, several temples and cemeteries. And a funeral boat that was found in its vicinity buried in a great pit about 15 meters from the pyramid. A boat that could be the one that transported the mummified body of the pharaoh from Memphis to the pyramid through the Nile River because it has evidence of having been in water. And that also represents the cycle of life and death in Egyptian mythology.