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Pyramids - the Apex of Ancient Egypt man made Structures

 

great pyramidsHow these incredible man made structures were built so early in history? What kind of social structure or system Egyptians had to make them capable of building them? These two questions deeply overwhelmed me the first time I gazed at the Giza Pyramids.

Think of this: the Pyramids at Giza were built about 4500 years ago. They remained the tallest human made structure in the entire world for 3800 years.

The Great Pyramid is made of two million limestone blocks weighing an average of 2.5 tons each. Its shape is so elegantly simple that it is universal and timeless. Egyptian architects resisted the temptation of adding any stylistic ornaments, not even hieroglyphics. The mathematics involved in the design...

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Construction of the Great Pyramid - Part 1 of 6

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