The Great Pyramid itself, built by the Pharaoh Khufu (or Cheops) is one of the oldest monuments standing. It’s 456 ft. high (139 m) and thought to be around 4,500 years old. This is the largest of all the ancient pyramids and one of the most impressive structures ever built by human hands.
It’s also puzzled modern scholars in a number of ways.How exactly it was built has been the biggest question and it’s been mulled over for centuries. Despite our advanced technology, experts still don’t agree on how it was done. Fortunately, a discovery about the Great Pyramid offers a new avenue for us to explore, in order to gain insight into how it was built. Researchers used a unique method to visualize the internal architecture of Khufu’s Great Pyramid, one of Earth’s most iconic structures.
Remember the pyramid isn’t only a monument but King Khufu’s tomb. This greatest remnant of Egypt’s Old Kingdom contains several spaces with connecting corridors including a King’s Chamber, Queen’s Chamber, and a Grand Gallery—essentially an enormous passageway 153 ft. long (46.6 m) and 26 ft. (7.9 m) high. It terminates in the pharaoh’s chamber.
These scientists found a space sitting atop the Grand Gallery that’s at least 98 ft. (30 m) long and perhaps longer. This is the first time since the 19th century that a chamber inside of the Great Pyramid has been discovered. Researchers still aren’t sure if it’s horizontal or vertical, and if it’s one large chamber or two, or even a series of chambers.
The internal structure of the Great Pyramid. By Jeff Dahl, via Wikimedia Commons
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