The Great Pyramids are a big part of history, and we can learn many things about Ancient Egyptians, just by studying the structures they built. The Ancient Egyptian Pyramids were built by the Egyptians for their pharaoh and his family to be used as great tombs to help them get to their afterlife. The Egyptians believe that when putting a pharaoh in a tomb filled with treasures that he would be able to keep all the treasures in his after-life. The pyramids acted as a portal to the Egyptians, to make it to the promise land for their king, or queen. The ancient pyramids are still here, even though they are super old!
Pyramids have been around for thousands of years, and are still here to this day. The Pyramids were used as tombs for the kings and queens of Ancient Egypt, but many tomb robbers and thieves already stole the goods and bodies from the pyramids, but that doesn’t stop people from visiting them. In 2013 a total of 94.2 million people visited the ancient pyramids, as tourist, to see what exactly the pyramids are about. When people see how big the Pyramid of Giza really is, they will tell how much work and effort was put into these huge structures.
The three pyramids in Giza Necropolis are the more known Egyptian pyramids, but in reality, as many as about 140 pyramids in total have been found in the area of the Ancient Egypt. The oldest Egyptian pyramid is believed to be the Pyramid of Djoser, which was built in the Saqqara Necropolis during the 27th century BC. Even though the Pyramid of Djoser is known to be the oldest, the Pyramid of Khufu (also known as Great Pyramid of Giza or the Pyramid of Cheops) is the largest. The first height of the pyramid to be recorded was 146.5 meters (481 feet), the total height as of right now is : 138.8 meters (455 feet). The pyramids have aged quite well if you ask some, but there is no doubt from anyone that they are the oldest of the seven wonders of the Ancient world, which makes the Pyramids of Giza the last one still in existence.
The pyramids are so old, that it is surprising that it hasn’t fallen, nor crumble to the earth. The pyramid of Giza is 4,575 years old, and still standing! The Pyramids were actually harder to build than many people think today. If humans really built the Ancient pyramids, than they would of had to have a ramp a mile long from the top to the bottom, just to get the blocks onto the top of the Pyramids! Physicists at the University of Amsterdam investigated the forces needed to pull weighty objects on a giant sled over desert sand, and discovered that dampening the sand in front of the primitive device reduces friction on the sled, making it easier to operate. The findings help answer one of the most enduring historical mysteries: how the Egyptians were able to accomplish the seemingly impossible task of constructing the famous pyramids.
The pyramids are so big, historians and archeologist suggest that average size block of the pyramid weighs roughly about 5,000 pounds! There is no proof who actually built the great pyramids, but archeologist believe that it was ancient egyptians, and some believe it was aliens. If the humans didn’t build the pyramids, than who would have? Going back in time to see who really built the ancient pyramids, to have evidence and proof of who built the site might have proved some theories wrong.
When looking at the ancient pyramids, is it hard to believe that man could really build such a structure?. When thinking upon the ancient pyramids it makes anyone wonder, why make such a big structure, just to get to the next life, or even why does the pyramids have to be so big? There are many questions still about the ancient pyramids, and many wonder why the pyramids line up perfectly with 3 stars in the sky?. Egyptians had no technology in their day, they could only use pulleys and methods such as that and wetting the sand to accomplish the huge pyramids.
It was a hard project for the egyptians to accomplish, but amazingly, they built over 20 years with about 4500 workers. The amount of strain on a person’s body for 20 years pushing or pulling that much weight on a sled of some sort, would be tremendous..Whenever the pyramids were being built it was by command, not because they wanted to but because they were being made to do it, and being forced to build or get killed!. If you were in that situation, could you lift, or carry the 2 – ton blocks, or would you give up, just to let them beat you for not working?
The Ancient pyramids are a piece of history that will be be remembered as one of the greatest built structures of its time period. The Ancient Egyptians are known for their architectural sculptures and monuments, just like the Great Sphinx and the ceremonial statues they built. Even though the pyramids are over 4500 years old, people still visit them, because they are such a site to see. The pyramids will most likely last even longer than the skyscrapers in New York City. The pyramids are just made out of solid slab stone, and that is one of the main reasons that it still stands today!
The Ancient Egyptian Pyramids were built by the Egyptians for their kings and queens to be used as great tombs to help them get to their afterlife. History.com says that “The pyramid’s smooth, angled sides symbolized the rays of the sun and were designed to help the king’s soul ascend to heaven and join the gods, particularly the sun god Ra”. Egypt is a very fascinating place if you really look at it, because their are so many different features to Egypt.