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Page 1: In the great pyramid there are 144,000 casing stones. In 2008 Archaeologist found 138 pyramids found in Egypt. In Giza there are the best known pyramids
Page 2: In the great pyramid there are 144,000 casing stones. In 2008 Archaeologist found 138 pyramids found in Egypt. In Giza there are the best known pyramids

In the great pyramid there are 144,000 casing stones. In 2008 Archaeologist found 138 pyramids found in Egypt. In Giza there are the best known pyramids. The heaviest block is the granite Block. They are estimated to weigh from 50 to 80 tons each.

This granite block was one of the largest blocks that Were originally lowered. There were more but they haveBeen removed, this one remains.

Page 3: In the great pyramid there are 144,000 casing stones. In 2008 Archaeologist found 138 pyramids found in Egypt. In Giza there are the best known pyramids

The great pyramid is the most remarkable existence on the earth today.There are many different pyramids in Egypt, but the great is most important.The great pyramid makes the main structure of complex setting of building including two mortuary temples that honor Khufu. 3 smaller pyramids forKhufu's wives, there is a smaller satellite pyramid, a raised causeway that linksThe two Khufu temples. There is also a small pyramid, built for nobles.

Page 4: In the great pyramid there are 144,000 casing stones. In 2008 Archaeologist found 138 pyramids found in Egypt. In Giza there are the best known pyramids

Nobody is for sure people built the great pyramids.Some people believe that u.f.o.s have built the great pyramids.But there is no proof so far. Some say the Egyptians built it, Still no archeologist know.

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The burial chamber has barley any freshair inside. The burial chamber is a tallplace inside the pyramid. The sides on the great pyramid have a 52 degree angle. The great pyramid is the most popular attraction in Egypt. The best estimated weight of the pyramid is 6.5 million tons.

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It only took 20 years to build the pyramid.The great pyramid is also called Khufu and Cheops. It is the tallest man made structure For over 3,800 years.. the sides are about755 feet wide, and there are 2 millionBlocks. They weigh two tons each. In2008 there were 138 pyramids discovered. The earliest known pyramid is the djoser (zoser). it was Built on the third dynasty.

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If you ever got to look from up aboveAt any pyramid it will look like a square with an x at the top, because of how it is shaped.

If you attempt to go inside the great Pyramid, you will be on your hands Knees the whole time, Until you reachThe burial chamber.

The pyramid of the sun is almostHalf the size of the great pyramid.

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The pyramid of Giza is a major tourist site. The great pyramid is mostFamous, most intact, bigger, and tallest. After its construction it became The top of “the worlds seven wonders” list. And it is the only wonder left. the pyramid was fully built out of limestone. The pyramid is now Considered an architectural masterpiece.

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