Interesting Facts About Great Pyramid of Giza - Fun Facts About Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza, as the name suggests, is a pyramid situated in the Giza Necropolis of Egypt. It is one of the three pyramids situated in Giza and is believed to have been built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh - Khufu (Cheops in Greek). It is said it took around 20 years to build the pyramid and the construction came to an end around 2560 BC. The Great Pyramid of Giza makes up the main structure of a complex setting of buildings, which also include two mortuary temples that honor Khufu. Along with that, the complex has three smaller pyramids for Khufu's wives, an even smaller "satellite" pyramid, a raised causeway that links the two Khufu temples and small mastaba tombs surrounding the pyramid, which were built for nobles.

Fun & Interesting Facts About Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza is also called Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu and Pyramid of Cheops.
The Great Pyramid is situated in Giza Necropolis, which stands bordering Cairo city of Egypt.
The features of the Great Pyramid of Giza are so large they are visible even from the Moon.
The Great Pyramid is the oldest and largest one of the three pyramids in Giza Necropolis.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The Great Pyramid remained the tallest man-made structure in the world for a period of over 3,800 years.
It is believed that the Great Pyramid of Giza was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place.
There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid - King's chamber, Queen's chamber and unfinished chamber.
It is said that, at the time of its construction, the Great Pyramid of Giza had a height of 280 Egyptian royal cubits i.e. 146.6 meters.
Owing to erosion and loss of its pyramidion, the height of the Great Pyramid has come down to 138.8 m.
The total mass of the Great Pyramid of Giza is estimated to be 5.9 million tons, while its volume is said to be roughly 2,500,000 cubic meters.
Hemon, or Hemiunu - the vizier of Khufu is believed, by some people, to be the architect of the Great Pyramid.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the one and only honorary member of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
The Great Pyramid is one of the most comprehensively studied buildings in the world.
Though the chemical composition of the mortar used to build the Great Pyramid of Giza is known, it could not be re-produced using the present techniques.
The temperature inside The Great Pyramid remains constant at 68 degrees F, the same as earth’s internal temperature.

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