A WONDERUL MYSTERY - PYRAMID

Posted on Thursday, May 7, 2009 by dinu

It is the only remaining ancient wonders of the world. The world’s oldest structure still standing tall and pompous. The Great Pyramid of Giza. It still keeps the scientific world guessing how it was built. Of the 10 pyramids at Giza, the first three are held in the highest regard. The first and the largest, was erected for the Pharaoh Khufu, known as the Great Pyramid. It rises about 450 feet and covers 13 acres.10, 000 laborers in 20 years. That’s what it took to construct the pyramid. By one theory, crews dragged or pushed limestone blocks up mud-slicked ramps to construct the royal tombs. Whoever built the Pyramid used a technology that we still do not possess today to cut, move, and cement stones. Whoever built it also had some knowledge of the earth, because it was built in the right spot-one of the few places that would support such a great weight. The oldest structure in existence, having been started

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