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The most famous stone structure in Egypt
is represented by the Giza pyramids. Although recently was an
failed attempt of building a smaller duplicate of the Great
pyramid, the Pyramid itself resists for more than 4.600 years,
remaining a world wonder. The modern technology and information
can not do what the ancient Egypt did. Each part of the
incredible and famous Egypt stone structure is directed to the
one of the four cardinal points. On the North side of the
pyramid the entrance is placed. The corridors and the galleries
lead to the pharaoh's mortuary chamber or have another
functions. The king's chamber is in center of the pyramid, being
accessed only through the Big Gallery and a ascendant passage.
The construction is exceptionally from other points such as its
emplacement, at the entrance of the tightest part of the Giza
area; another exceptional thing is the pyramid proportions,
regulated after the number of gold. The considerable length of
the slope of 187 meters needed the use of some new technical of
construction. For such dimensions, the clay binding material
used by Imhotep was not enough anymore. That's why Cheops used
the plaster mortar, with fast weight. The pyramid needed a
volume of 2.5 million meters of stone, many of the blocks being
brought from a distance of tens of kilometers. The local stone
structure, much better than the one of Saqqara was used only for
the exterior of the pyramid and for the construction of the
sustaining footing of the internal architecture. The footing
itself, the corridors, the queen's chamber and the Great Gallery
were made from block perfectly cut, from calcareous stone
brought by the river from big distances. The chamber of the king
was made from red granite of Assuan. |
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