Purpose
This pyramid served
the purpose of being a
tomb for the fourth
dynasty Egyptian: Pharaoh
Khufu, also known as
Cheops, (statue at the
right). All though there
was a chamber called the
queen’s chamber, it is
most likely thought that
there was never a queen
actually buried there.
Location
The Great
Pyramid of Giza is
located in Giza,
Egypt. It is part of a
pyramid complex
with the two other
pyramids, the
Pyramid of Khafre
and the Pyramid of
Menkaure. These
three structures
together make the
Pyramids of Giza.
Builders
Pharaoh Khufu's vizier (highest ranking official),
Hemon, or Hemiunu, was the main architect for the great
pyramid. It took over 100,ooo slaves to build the pyramid.
These slaves were forced to do this hard labor. They also
had to work night and day. The pyramid was about a total
of 5.9 million tonnes. Tonnes are equal to 1000 kilograms.
There about 2.3 million blocks of stone. Since the whole
structure took 20 years that means that 12 blocks would
have to be placed per hour. A small number of historians
believe that aliens helped build the Great Pyramid of
Giza.
Architecture
The Great Pyramid of Giza is classified as a true pyramid. It also has a square bottom.
The pyramid has three chambers, one entrance, airshafts and a gallery.
The King’s Chamber: The King’s
chamber has a few smaller chambers. The
only object left after the robbery was a
sarcophagus. It was bigger than the
passageway which shows it was placed in
before the top of the pyramid was built.
Queen’s Chamber: The Queen’s chamber
has hardly been penetrated. In the 1990’s a
robot was sent to the chamber and found
limestone door. In 2011, another robot
went in and dug a hole through the
limestone door to find hieroglyphs and
more doors.
The Subterranean Chamber: This
chamber was never completed.
Egyptologists believe that Pharaoh Khufu
started with wanting his chamber below
ground, but then changed his mind and
wanted to be above ground.
Destruction
Even though this wonder was built first, it is the only
wonder to remain standing. It has been deteriorating over
its long existence. In 1300 AD, there was an earthquake
making many of the casing stones fall off. The pyramid has
been looted of all of its treasures. When the pyramid was
looted a lot of casing stones were taken out, but it is still
intact.
In this picture to
the right, you can
see the condition of
the pyramid.
Timeline
 2560–2540 BC - The pyramid was built
 820 – An Arab ruler named Abdullah al-Mamun entered the
pyramid, looting it of its treasures
 1300 – An earthquake hit, shaking out casing stones
 1992 - Rudolf Gantenbrink’s robot called “Upuant 2”
navigated itself to the doors of the Queen’s Chamber.
 2011- Djedi Project used a mircosnake camera to dig a hole
through the door’s of the Queen’s Chamber and found more
doors
Sources
 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Kheop
s-Pyramid.jpg/300px-Kheops-Pyramid.jpg
 http://www.hightoursegypt.com/photos/egypt/pic/The-Great-
Pyramids-of-Cheops/558/0.jpg
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza
 http://www.guardians.net/egypt/gp4.htm