The pyramids
The pyramids
The pyramid is the characteristic architectural structure of the
royal tombs of the Ancient and of the
Middle Reign: inside the sovereign’s
life was guaranteed after death, in afterlife; nearby there sometimes were
a temple and other religious buildings. The building held the funeral
chamber (sometimes underground), where the pharaoh’s mummy was put. The
pyramids show a building technique of a high level, considering the lack
of iron tools and machinery for the lifting: the tools were made of stone
and the building block, many tons heavy, were dragged with slides on
embankments, in very long periods and with the use of many men and pulling
animals. The preciseness with which these monuments are astronomically
positioned toward the north, is exceptional.
Constructions - Some
theories
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