Thursday, October 11, 2012

The Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza facts

  • Built by the orders go Pharaoh Khufu.
  • Guessed that it has 2,300,000 stone blocks weighing about 2 ton each.
  • 146.5 meters high
  • The pyramid has been the tallest monument for over 3,000 years
  • The construction started circa 2584 BC
  • There are three known chambers, the Queen chamber, the King chamber nd the unfinished chamber. There is ask a grand gallery in it where it's big, narrow hallway with a very high ceiling and walls on both sides. 
  • The features of the gigantic pyramid is so big that it can even be seen from the moon.
  • The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only member of the seven wonders of the ancient world remaining  
  • The temperature inside the pyramid is constantly 68 degrees F, 20 degrees C
Pyramid of Giza in Egypt
The pyramid of Giza. Can you see the people around it? 

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