Mysteries of the Great Pyramid of Giza
A Historical Background of Egypt's Greatest Wonder
Sep 29, 2009
The Great Pyramid of Giza has stood preserved since at least 2600 B.C. Despite the milestones of research, it is still one of humanity’s most guarded mysteries still looming today. Most studies scarcely brush on the magnitude of this architectural wonder. This is why the search for answers must still be sought out again, and again, until the right questions are asked, or until the answers found explain the final question to why the Great Pyramid of Giza was built in the first place. Until then, here are some mysteries surrounding the Pyramid of Giza, forming questions to the unknown.
The Great Pyramid's Construction
Humanity has dusted off the Great Pyramid of Egypt to find that it is comprised of two million stone blocks. It stands about 450 feet high, with a missing limestone cap that would have made it originally 481 feet high. Each block weighs an average of 2 ½ tons. The base of this pyramid spans over 13 acres. There was once a time when the Great Pyramid of Giza was encased with white limestone, although this layer is gone now.
How the Great Pyramid Was Built
Egyptologists today believe that the Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed by copper chisels and saws, which sliced through the granite and limestone blocks. Engineers attested against that, stating that copper tools can’t cut through such hard stone. Anthropologists believe that these weighty stones were dragged, lifted or rolled in place using ramps of earth and brick. Sensibility alone makes this explanation a little too difficult to swallow too.
The Great Pyramid's Geometric Designs
Despite controversy of being coincidence, the pyramid’s dimensions are geometrically proportionate to phi, the Golden Mean, signifying the geometrical blueprint of life itself. Not only that, but the apex of the Pyramid of Giza, stationed in the King’s Chamber, incorporates the Pythagorean Theorem. This geometric feat, which was built in such a monumental stone mass, is so incredible that it still cannot be mimicked with today’s modern sciences and technologies.
Thieves Breaking in to the Great Pyramid
Around A.D. 820, a team of so-called thieves broke into the Great Pyramid of Egypt, led by Abdullah Al Mamun, son of the Caliph of Baghdad. They broke in by heating the stone walls with fire and applying vinegar to it. Then they slowly chiseled their way past hundreds of feet of solid rock. They tunneled past gigantic limestone plugs several times. Once they entered the chambers, they found them empty. The lack of finding a sarcophagus or even the traditional aesthetics affiliated Egypt suggests that the Great Pyramid of Giza was not even used as a tomb.
The Great Pyramid's Empty Chambers
Most Egyptologists believe that thieves broke in before them and stole everything. But considering the efforts Mamun’s team had to endure and by noticing the granite plugs already in place, there would be obvious signs of break-in before them. Unless there are other tunnels that still haven't been released to the public, which hints to some kind of a cover-up for who-knows-what- purposes. The lack of evidence and crude explanations of how the Great Pyramid of Giza was built hints that despite the research, a grander mystery still waits to be explored even deeper in the sands of Egypt..
More Research on the Great Pyramid
There is a moment when history becomes a personal quest to decipher the clues left behind, to gather ones own understanding of what happened back then. It is a time when instincts hint that there’s more to the story than what's found in the mainstream media. The more we learn about ancient civilizations, the more we can learn of the wisdom in this ancient world. Little do people recognize; this long ago past is abundant with intrinsic philosophies, technologies, old religions and sciences that can shed some light in the modern world of today.
Sources
Johnson, Ken. The Ancient Magic of the Pyramids. New York: Pocket Books, 1977.
Hall, Manly P. The Secret Teachings of All Ages. Los Angeles, CA: The Philosophical Society, Inc, 1998.
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