Pyramid of Giza

Here are some facts you might not have known about the pyramid of Giza.

1) Khufu was the first pharaoh who build a pyramid at Giza.
2 The entire project took about 23 years to complete, 2,300,000 building blocks, weighing an average of 2.5 tons each were used to build the great pyramid.
3) The length of each side of the pyramid at the base is 755 feet (230.4 m).
4)  It is known that Khufu’s nephew Hemiunu was appointed head of construction for the Great Pyramid and that Khufu provided good food and clothing for his workers.
5) About 600 years ago, beautiful smooth blocks known as Casing Stones covered the entire outside of the pyramid, encasing the whole structure, before the Arabs began to tear the stones off.
7) The pyramid of Giza is the oldest 7 wonders of the world that is still in tact.
8) Until 1984 it was possible to climb up the sides of the pyramid but the deaths of tourists caused this to be forbidden.
9)It was built with such precision that our current technology cannot replicate it.
10) The Great pyramid contains branching passages and chambers. The pyramid chambers include an unfinished underground chamber, the King's Chamber.