The+Pyramid+of+Giza

=Great Pyramid of Giza=



The Pyramid of Giza was built from 2503BC - 2528BC, which was from when Khufu gained power until he died. This is the largest existing pyramid till this day and was the largest building for quite some time. The way he had planned out his pyramid and had the people working on it was an expression of Khufu's authority. The purpose of the pyramids is that it is used as a giant funeral mound and its the place wgere the pharaoh and people became immoral. He had to change his plans on where his tomb was to be. Khufu's tomb was placed in the heart of the pyramid so not to get robbed because his mother's tomb was beneath the pyramid and it was stolen. He didnt want the same thing to happen to his tomb because his spirit had to make it into the stars and live immorally. So they made three burial chambers with tunnels that connected and led out of the pyramid as seen in the picture above. It took 2.3 million stone blocks to build the pyramid. Each stone weighed 2.5 tons and it took about ten men to pull one block on the wooden sliders.Khufu aligned his pyramid with the heavens (true north). He used geometry to make the four corners right angles and make the four sides straight. The air shafts lined with the north star and orien's belt to project the kings spirit into the stars