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Facts about Giza Pyramids

Constructed by ancient Egyptians for thousands of years, despite the myths and tales circulated by some about the fact that the pyramids were built, which some claim were carried out by witchcraft, elves or aliens, However, it is totally inconsistent with the proven fact that it is the greatness of creativity and construction in the ancient Egyptian The pyramids of Giza include the pyramids of the Fourth Dynasty, Khufu, and his son Khafra and his grandson Mankaur, as well as the famous Sphinx statue, each with a different tale.

The construction of the Great Pyramid dates back to about 2,500 BC s father, King Snefro, was influenced during the construction of his own pyramid. After his death, the God became the God of the Lord Horus on Earth, It was then necessary to consider building his own cemetery, which was the first national project in ancient Egypt. and was built jointly by professional workers from all over Egypt, and remained the Great Pyramid with its original altitude 148 metres for about 3800 years, which is the pump of human construction.

The Khafra Pyramid, the second pyramid in terms of governance, built by King Khafra, the fourth king of the Fourth Dynasty, son of King Khovu, ruled Egypt for 26 years, and married Princess Marras Ankh, is less high than his father's pyramid "Khovu", reaching 143 metres and now only 136 metres high due to various natural factors affecting the size of the pyramid.

The Khufu pyramid was built on 215 square metres, has two entrances from the northern side, and continues to retain part of its exterior cladding at the top. The Khufra pyramid is located south-west of the Khufu pyramid, with a height of 143.5 metres and a length of 215.5 metres each and an angle of 53.10 m. Located at ground level, the entrance leads to a descending passage, its granite ceiling and its slope angle of 22 ° C.

The Pyramid of Minkaur is the third and smallest of the pyramids of Giza, built by Pharaoh Minkaur, son of King Khafra and grandson of King Khofu, It is 65.5 metres high, and because of its vulnerability to climatic factors it reached 62 metres high after the fall of its outer cloth, Each rib is 108.5 metres long, the angle of its 51°20′25 mile and its entrance is north. The entrance is about 4 metres above the Earth's surface and leads to a 31 metre landing landing lane, with a simple slope angle of about 17 degrees.

The smaller limestone pyramid was built, but the extinct chose to build the lower part of the granite, which was brought from Aswan by the River Nile, and the high coverage of granite stones is about 17 meters, and the rest of the coverage was done with white tip stones up to an altitude of 5 and 65 meters. To the south of a sunken pyramid there are three pyramids devoted to queens that extend towards the east of the Queen's first pyramid.

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In Egypt, there is a special place called the Giza pyramid complex. It has big buildings called pyramids, like the Great Pyramid, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure. There are also other buildings and a statue called the Great Sphinx.

The Giza Pyramids were built during the Old Kingdom period of ancient Egypt, specifically during the Fourth Dynasty, around 2580–2560 BCE. The three main pyramids on the Giza Plateau are attributed to the pharaohs Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren), and Menkaure (Mycerinus).

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