THE most mysterious Pyramid of all time |
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THE most mysterious Pyramid of all time
The greatest pyramid of them all was built 4,500 years ago for Pharaoh Khufu. It is massive structure almost 150 meters (490 ft) tall, built with more than 2.3 million stone blocks. And yet, up until recently, there only seemed to be three chambers inside.If that seems like a lot of wasted space for you, you’re not alone. That’s why a team scanned the pyramid in November 2017 to see if there was anything they missed. Sure enough, above the Great Gallery of the pyramid, they found signs that there might be a large hidden chamber as large as the biggest room in the whole pyramid. #shorts #pyramid #egyptpyramid #touristattraction #touristplace #mystery #mystriousfacts #egypthistory #naturalwonders #topplace #top10 #wonderfulplaces #naturalwonder The strange thing is that the Egyptians deliberately built the hidden chamber to be completely inaccessible. There are no corridors or pathways connected to it. What is the secret behind the pyramids? The cavity is the first major inner structure discovered in the pyramid since the 1800s. Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza—one of the wonders of the ancient world, and a dazzling feat of architectural genius—contains a hidden void at least a hundred feet long, scientists announced on Thursday. Are there secrets in the pyramids? There have been many different proposals for technology that could potentially help unearth the remaining mysteries of the Great Pyramids. In 2017, scientists announced that they have utilized particle physics to look inside of the pyramids, and they discovered a huge cavity that's over 100 feet (30 meters) long. Was anything found in the Great Pyramid? Only three objects have ever been recovered from inside the Great Pyramid -- a trio of items known as the "Dixon Relics," according to the University of Aberdeen. Two of them, a ball and a hook, are now housed in the British Museum. What's under the Great Pyramid? The pharaoh's final resting place was usually within a subterranean burial chamber underneath the pyramid. Although the Great Pyramid has subterranean chambers, they were never completed, and Khufu's sarcophagus rests in the King's Chamber, where Napoleon is said to have sojourned, deep inside the Great Pyramid. What was found inside the pyramids? Inside the pyramid, Egyptians included treasured items such as gold, jewelry and pottery, and statues of the Pharaoh, which they believed he would take with him on his journey to the afterlife. Let's take a closer look at some of the most celebrated Egyptian pyramids and the almighty leaders who were buried inside. Why is it a mystery how the pyramids were built? EGYPT'S mysterious pyramids have always baffled scientists – but an ancient construction hack may reveal how they were built. Egyptologists have made a surprise discovery in an ancient quarry that suggests pyramid builders used a modified ramp that made hauling enormous rocks far easier. Are there hidden rooms in the pyramids? Secret rooms and their passageways have been around for thousands of years. Many ancient Egyptian pyramids that memorialized the likes of the Pharaoh had secret doors and rooms to thwart thieves who were attempting to steal the riches of the Egyptian royalty who were planning on taking it with them into the afterlife. Can you go inside the Great Pyramid? Tourists are allowed to enter all three of the great pyramids, for a fee, of course. That is, you can go into the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Pyramid of Menkaure as long as you pay for a ticket. That's the good news. Was Khufu's mummy ever found? It is one of the seven wonders of the world, but the precious objects the Great Pyramid was built to shelter for all eternity - the mummified remains of King Cheops or Khufu - have never been found, and are presumed to have been stolen by tomb robbers. Do pyramids have traps? A chamber of secrets: Scientists recreate 'primitive machine' used by Ancient Egyptians to guard the Great Pyramid. The ancient tombs of the Pharaohs in the Egyptian desert are legendary for hiding intricate booby traps and curses to protect the treasures within from grave robbers. Who was buried in pyramids? The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens. The pharaohs were buried in pyramids of many different shapes and sizes from before the beginning of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom. There are about eighty pyramids known today from ancient Egypt. TAG(162): ancient architects ancient history hidden chamber of the great pyramid pyramids of egypt egypt pyramids,egypt,egyptian pyramids,egyptian,pyramids,ancient egypt,pyramid,great pyramid of giza,mystery,history,giza,discovery,mysterious,ancient,pyramids of egypt,scientists,science,egypt theories,egypt documentary,discoveries,egypt discoveries,terrifying discoveries , ancient architects, ancient egypt, ancient history, pyramids of egypt, hidden chamber of the great pyramid |