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Considered to represent the pinnacle of the Pyramid Age, the
Great Pyramid is the epitome of the
knowledge and experience of all previous pyramids.
Khufu had every advantage in growing up in an atmosphere of the several
pyramid building projects of his father
Sneferu. In light of this it becomes easier to understand that
Khufu was more than qualified to oversee and organize the grand task of building the monument that is the only surviving member of the
Seven Wonders of the World. So much uninformed speculation abounds as to the origin, engineering and construction of the
Great Pyramid, though we have a wealth of archaeological evidence to piece together much of the accomplishment. Recently, remnants of ramps have been found by
Dr. Zahi Hawass on the south side of the pyramid that attest that some type of ramping was indeed used in the construction of this monument. The attribution of the pyramid to
King Khufu is supported by
workman’s markings that were found in the pyramid in small chambers that were never intended to be opened.
The precision with which the pyramid was executed is often the source of marvel and speculation. It is likely that the attention to this precision was related to the many structural problems encountered in previous pyramids. To minimize many of the previous errors, the attention to precision produced a
pyramid whose base is level within 2.1 cm (less than 1 inch!), with the only difference in the length of the sides being 4.4 cm (1.75 in).
The base covers an area of 13 ½ acres. The
blocks used in the pyramid are large, with a commonly stated average of
2.5 tons. Many blocks are indeed smaller than this, the blocks toward the top decrease in size. Some of the casing stones at the base are very large, weighing as much as
15 tons. The heaviest blocks are the granite blocks used to roof the kings chambers and the weight relieving chambers above the king’s chamber. These are estimated to weigh from
50 to 80 tons each!! -
guardians.net/egypt
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A Pirâmide de Khufu, ou Quéops, também conhecida como a
Grande Pirâmide, foi construída para ser a tumba do
Faraó Quéops da quarta dinastia, cujo reinado se estendeu de
2551 a 2528 a.C. (
século XXVI a.C.).
É a maior das três pirâmides de Gizé: sua altura original era de
146,60 metros, mas atualmente é de
137,16 m, pois falta parte do seu topo e o revestimento.
Estima-se ter necessitado de uma força de trabalho de cerca de
100 mil pessoas ao longo de 20 anos, estes homens eram livres. Entre as pirâmides, a de
Quéops sobressai como uma das criações
mais espetaculares e geniais da história da arquitetura. Assim como nas outras pirâmides, a de
Quéops orienta os quatro pontos cardeais, limitando o
Delta geometricamente com o prolongamento das duas diagonais e dividindo-o em duas iguais seguindo o eixo da pirâmide, ou seja: medindo a vara egípcia 0,525 metros, o lado da base da pirâmide tem 440 varas e a sua altura atinge as 280 varas. Estas consideráveis amplitudes têm dado lugar a especulações matemáticas bastante complexas, pois é reconhecido que terão relação com o posterior desenvolvimento das matemáticas
Pitagóricas. Por outro lado, a orientação da pirâmide permitia que os raios luminosos da
estrela Sírio, ao passar pelo meridiano, penetrassem na câmara existente no seu núcleo por meio de um conduto, no momento em que se anunciava o princípio do
ano egípcio e o início das
inundações do rio Nilo, como a luz da
estrela Polar entrava pelos condutos do norte.
Este monumento marca o auge da época de tais construções, tanto no que se refere ao tamanho quanto à complexidade da estrutura. Tendo uma superfície que cobre quase
53 mil metros quadrados, é sem dúvida um dos
monumentos mais polêmicos de toda a Antiguidade. -
Wikipedia
Link: The.Great.Pyramid.of.Khufu.In.Egypt.by.Canon
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