5 facts that few people know about the ancient Egyptian pyramids
5facts that few people know about the ancient Egyptian pyramids
Most people are convinced of the beauty and mystery of the pyramids, which are distinguished by their huge and impressive structures, which took ancient Egypt as their birthplace. Where these giant edifices served as great burial sites for the ancient Egyptian pharaohs and kings.
But in fact, there is a lot of interesting and curious information that very few people know. Here are 15 facts that you do not know about the pyramids:
- The pyramid of “Djoser”, which is located in the city of “Saqqara”, is considered the oldest pyramid ever found, and its origin dates back to the 27th century BC.
- While the pyramid of Djoser is considered the oldest, the pyramid of Khufu (Pyramid of Giza) ranked the largest among its peers, with a current height of 146.5 meters, in addition to being one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
- Estimates of what the human capacity for the pyramids required to build vary widely, but it is approximately 100,000 people.
- The pyramids were not built overnight, but the construction of the Great Pyramid alone took nearly 200 years, and the construction of the corridors and the lower parts of it ten years, according to the Greek historian “Herodotus”, who visited Egypt in the fourth century BC after more than 2,000 years of building the pyramid. He had heard these and other accounts from some priests and narrators, which indicate that many of the pyramid-building processes began at the same time.
By: Kasprof