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  2. Construction of the Egyptian pyramids - Wikipedia

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    Houdin published his theory in the books Khufu: The Secrets Behind the Building of the Great Pyramid in 2006 [51] and The Secret of the Great Pyramid, co-written in 2008 with Egyptologist Bob Brier. [52] In Houdin's method, each ramp inside the pyramid ended at an open space, a notch temporarily left open in the edge of the construction. [53]

  3. Egyptian pyramids - Wikipedia

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    The Giza Plateau is the location of the Pyramid of Khufu (also known as the "Great Pyramid" and the "Pyramid of Cheops"), the somewhat smaller Pyramid of Khafre (or Chephren), the relatively modest-sized Pyramid of Menkaure (or Mykerinus), along with a number of smaller satellite edifices known as "Queen's pyramids", and the Great Sphinx of ...

  4. Old Kingdom of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    In ancient Egyptian history, the Old Kingdom is the period spanning c. 2700 –2200 BC. It is also known as the "Age of the Pyramids" or the "Age of the Pyramid Builders", as it encompasses the reigns of the great pyramid-builders of the Fourth Dynasty, such as King Sneferu, under whom the art of pyramid-building was perfected, and the kings Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, who commissioned the ...

  5. Ancient Egyptian architecture - Wikipedia

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    The Great Pyramid of Giza, which was probably completed c. 2580 BC, is the oldest of the Giza pyramids and the largest pyramid in the world, and is the only surviving monument of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. [28] The pyramid of Khafre is believed to have been completed around 2532 BC, at the end of Khafre's reign. [29]

  6. How did ancient Egyptians stack those heavy stones of the ...

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    A team of engineers suggests a new theory on how Egypt’s first pyramid was built — a water elevator used to float heavy stones through the middle of the structure.

  7. History of ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The history of ancient Egypt spans the period from the early prehistoric settlements of the northern Nile valley to the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. The pharaonic period, the period in which Egypt was ruled by a pharaoh, is dated from the 32nd century BC, when Upper and Lower Egypt were unified, until the country fell under Macedonian rule in 332 BC.

  8. Diary of Merer - Wikipedia

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    The diary also mentions the original name of the Great Pyramid: Akhet-Khufu, meaning "Horizon of Khufu". [16] In addition to Merer, a few other people are mentioned in the fragments. The most important is Ankhhaf (half-brother of Pharaoh Khufu), known from other sources, who is believed to have been a prince and vizier under Khufu and/or Khafre ...

  9. Egypt unveils newly discovered chamber inside Great Pyramid - AOL

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    The Pyramid of Khufu — named after its builder, a Fourth Dynasty pharaoh who reigned from 2509 to 2483 B.C. — is one of three pyramids that make up the Great Pyramids at Giza complex.