Team WorldWonderings :- Hello, friends! About 4,500 years ago a wonder of the world was built in Egypt. One that continues to amaze people even today. The Great Pyramid of Giza. With a height of 147 meters, this remained the tallest structure in the world for over 4,000 years. Heavy stones were used to build the pyramids, and it is said to weigh 6 million tonnes. Compared to the present-day tallest structure, the Burj Khalifa, which weighs a mere 500,000 tonnes. The question that left people dumbstruck How was it built? Back then people didn’t have cranes, bulldozers, or modern technology. So much so, they didn’t even have wheels. Even so, they built a monument that still stands. Can you imagine a structure standing for over 4,500 years, through the hot summers, storms, torrential rains, and weathering? There’s no other surviving structure as old as this and as big as this. How was this made possible? Come, let’s understand the mystery of the pyramids.
The History of the Pyramids
About 4,500 years ago a wonder of the world was built in Egypt.The Great Pyramid of Giza.With a height of 147 meters, this remained the tallest structure in the world for over 4,000 years.Heavy stones were used to build the pyramids, and it is said to weigh 6 million tonnes.Compared to the present-day tallest structure, the Burj Khalifa, which weighs a mere 500,000 tonnes.The question that left people dumbstruck How was it built?,Back then people didn’t have cranes, bulldozers, or modern technology.Even so, they built a monument that still stands.
Can you imagine a structure standing for over 4,500 years, through the hot summers, storms, torrential rains, and weathering.Come, let’s understand the mystery of the pyramids, in this video.“The Great Pyramid is arguably the most enigmatic structure on the face of the Earth.” “Built around 2,500 BC, it is the tallest structure on the Earth, for more than 3,500 years.” “Built as gargantuan tombs of shining white limestone, The Pyramids are designed to hide the dark secrets of the dead.” The more we go back in time, the more difficult it gets to figure out sure-shot what happened, when, and how.
Architectural Marvel
It is estimated that the Great Pyramid of Giza was built in the year 2560 BC, by the Pharaoh Khufu.
The monarchs of ancient Egypt are known as Pharaohs.We don’t know much about Pharaoh Khufu except that he was the second monarch of the fourth dynasty of the old kingdom of Egypt.You’d see two other pyramids built on the same site.Of the three, the tallest is the Pyramid of Giza, also known as the Pyramid of Khufu.
It is said to have been built by Khufu’s son Khafre.Said to have been built by Khafre’s son.In addition to these, are the Great Sphinx, several burial tombs, and smaller pyramids.Especially the Great Pyramid of Giza.The same reason why several ancient monuments were built.They were built as a tomb.The Pharaohs are buried inside the pyramids.Friends, ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife.A large amount of food, treasures, jewellery, furniture, clothes were to be buried with the Pharaoh in the pyramid so that they would be used in the afterlife.
Unsolved Mysteries of Giza Pyramids
We know that the Pyramid was completed within 20 years.If 20,000 people transported each stone like this, a stone needs to be placed every 3 minutes, each day all around the year.Friends this is why this is still a mystery to this day.Both theories sound reasonable but they do not completely explain what had happened exactly.
This is why, throughout thousands of years, the Pyramid of Giza still stands, despite several earthquakes.
And finally, the last step of the construction was the outermost layer of the pyramid, it was made of fine, whiteish limestone.
Moving on from the construction to the design of the pyramids, it is utterly fascinating.
Did you know that the pyramids are designed in a way that the directions point exactly towards North, East, South, and West?A popular theory is said to be by following the Autumn Equinox.
Using this method, the degree of error in the calculations of the pyramid would be the same degree of error in the shadows during the Autumn Equinox.
The thing is that, the constellation has moved a bit over the course of thousands of years.If you take the same thing to the next level, exaggerate it a bit, and you’ll have bizarre theories.Some people claim that the pyramids were built by aliens, because they believe it wasn’t possible for humans to create this.