The Great Pyramid
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The Great Pyramid is the most substantial structure of the ancient world, and one of the most mysterious. Constructed from approximately 2.5 million limestone blocks weighing on average 2.6 tons each, its total mass represents more building material than is found in all the churches and cathedrals built in England. The Great Pyramid was originally 481 feet tall, covered an area of 13 acres, and was encased in polished, white limestone. Arab laborers forced their way into the Great Pyramid in 820 AD, to find the inner chambers completely empty except for a stone coffer. Orthodox Egyptologists assume this coffer was for the burial of Khufu (Cheops), yet no embalming materials, hieroglyphic inscriptions or other clues were found in the pyramid or its chambers to indicate that Khufu was buried there. An extraordinary example of geographic surveying, mathematical knowledge and engineering brilliance far beyond the capacity of early Egyptian builders, the Great Pyramid continues to baffle researchers. What was the purpose of the structure? While no authoritative answer can presently be given to this question, legend, archaeology, and mathematics seem to indicate that the Great Pyramid, and especially the main chamber, was a monumental device for gathering, amplifying, and focusing a mysterious energy for the spiritual benefit of human beings. The coffer was the focal point of both celestial and terrestrial energies gathered and concentrated by virtue of the geographical location, celestial alignment, and construction mathematics of the pyramid. These energies were conducive to the awakening, stimulation, and acceleration of spiritual consciousness. The Great Pyramid (incorrectly) attributed to Khufu is on the left side of the photograph; the pyramid attributed to Khafre/Chephren on the right. More from Sacred Sites about the Great Pyramid
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Review by expert member ‘Hooked on Classics: How I fell for Egypt’By Lynn Barber for The Observer, First published February 3, 2008 It's almost worth arriving ... Read more » Review by press. ‘Excerpt from 'Great pyramid was built inside out Frenchman says'’By Tim Hepher for Reuters First published March 30, 2007 A French architect said on Friday ... Read more » Review by press. ‘Excerpt from 'The Pyramid of Khufu at Giza in Egypt, An Introduction'’By Alan Winston For many years, the Sound and Light Show at Giza opened with, "You have ... Read more » Review by press. Have you been here? Why not add your own review. |
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