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	Pyramids of Giza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Giza Plateau Mapping Project Research on the geology and topography of the Giza plateau, construction and function of the Sphinx, Great Pyramids, associated tombs and temples, and the Old Kingdom town in the vicinity.
		National Geographic Channel: Dr. Zahi Hawass A biography of Egypt's director for the Giza Pyramids, who discovered the unusual double statue of Ramses II at Giza and the tombs of the Giza pyramid builders.
		The Case for the Giza Necropolis Primer Proposes that the design of the Giza Necropolis is an attempt at intelligent communication.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Pyramids_of_Giza.html (287 words)

	The Pyramids of Giza : Construction plan
		Pyramid P1 The construction plan shows clearly, that the pyramid P1 is moved away from the center of the heptagon by two bends.
		Pyramid P2 The angle of the entrance towards A is 110,8°.
		Pyramid P3 The entrance has towards A an angle of 60° = pi/3 The length of the access in relation to the side of the heptagon is 0,63.
	www.mufor.org /ancientsites/giza.html (2154 words)

	The Seven Wonders: The Great Pyramid of Giza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The great pyramid is believed to have been built over a 20 year period.
		Today, the Great Pyramid is enclosed, together with the other pyramids and the Sphinx, in the touristic region of the Giza Plateau.
		The overwhelming scientific and historic evidence still supports the conclusion that, like many smaller pyramids in the region, the Great Pyramids were built by the great Ancient Egyptian civilization off the West bank of the Nile as tombs for their magnificent Kings...
	ce.eng.usf.edu /pharos/wonders/pyramid.html (892 words)

	Great Pyramid of Giza -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The middle chamber or "queen's chamber" is the smallest, measuring approximately 5.74 by 5.23 ((prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse) metres, and 4.57 metres in height.
		The so-called 'air shafts' are canals which run through the stone mass of the pyramid at certain angles, connecting the burial chamber of the king with the north and south face of the pyramid outside.
		Thus, graffiti of the pyramid workers were found inscribed on some of the blocks, mentioning the names of the worker crews which built the pyramid (or at least placed these particular stones), and the year of rule and the name of the pharaoh who had the pyramid built: Khufu.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gr/great_pyramid_of_giza.htm (2357 words)

	Giza, Sphinx, & Pyramids Pg.1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Several pyramids and the Great Sphinx are located on the desert plateau marking the boundary of Giza, a suburb of Cairo.
		The specific purpose of these pyramids was to provide a place and means by which the dead Pharaoh would rise to the sky and join with the sun.
		The pyramid was also beleived to be the mineral concentration of the suns rays of light.
	www.delange.org /Giza_Pyramids_Sphinx/EP3.htm (188 words)

	Pyramids of Giza
		The Giza Valley Plateau consists of 11 Pyramids, 4 Valley Temples, 3 Mortuary Temples, 3 Procession ways, a Sphinx, as well as several boat pits all of which follow the blueprint of Sacred Geometry.
		His pyramid, the largest of all the pyramids in Egypt (though it should be noted that it surpasses the Red Pyramid of his father Snefru by only ten meters) dominates the sandy plain.
		Further along the southwest diagonal is the smallest of the three, the pyramid of Khephren's son, Menkaure.
	www.crystalinks.com /giza.html (936 words)

	Ancient Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Khufu's pyramid is the first and largest of the three major pyramids at Giza.
		The pyramid's fundamental purpose was to ensure the king's continuing life in the hereafter - the pyramid was a kind of "resurrection machine." In form, it was said to resemble the primordial mound of creation from which all life arose.
		The pyramids are not skyscrapers - the modern visitor may need a moment to adjust his frame of reference - but their size is, nevertheless, extremely impressive.
	www.art-and-archaeology.com /egypt/egy22.html (518 words)

	Pyramids Of Giza Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This Ancient Egyptian necropolis consists of the Pyramid of Khufu (also known as the Great Pyramid and the Pyramid of Cheops), the somewhat smaller Pyramid of Khafre (or Kephren), and the relatively modest-sized Pyramid of Menkaure (or Mykerinus), along with a number of smaller satellite edifices, known as "queens" pyramids, and the Great Sphinx.
		Interestingly this pyramid appears larger than the adjacent Khufu pyramid by virtue of its more elevated location, and the steeper angle of inclination of its construction — it is, in fact, smaller in both height and volume.
		While, due largely to nineteenth-century images, the pyramids of Giza are generally thought of by foreigners as lying in a remote, desert location, they are located in what is now part of the most populated city in Africa.
	www.folkartmuseum.com /search/encyclopedia/Pyramids_of_Giza (658 words)

	Giza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Pyramid of Khufu [Cheops; c.2585-2560 B.C.E.], on the right, is the largest of the three principal pyramids on the Giza Plateau.
		The Pyramid of Khafre [Chefren; c.2555-2532 B.C.E.], on the left, is 448 feet/136.5 meters in height.
		The jagged edges of the Pyramid of Khufu [Cheops; c.2585-2560 B.C.E.] reveal the lack of the original smooth veneer of fine Tura limestone.
	www.memphis.edu /egypt/giza.htm (536 words)

	Guardian's Giza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was the first pyramid constructed on the plateau and many consider that it represents the pinnacle of the pyramid age.
		The smallest pyramid, that of Menkaure, was the final attempt to pyramid the plateau.
		Menkaure's pyramid also suffered the fate of other pyramids and tombs throughout Egyptian history, the king died before his tomb was finished.
	www.guardians.net /egypt/giza1.htm (688 words)

	The Pyramids at Giza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		While the Pyramids at Giza are by no means the only pyramids in Egypt, they are the largest and most impressive.
		The pyramid was built between 2589 and 2566 BC using over 2.3 million blocks of stone, with a total weight of 6 million tonnes.
		Originally the pyramid was encased in marble, and stood 140 metres high, however, the encasing marble has been either eroded or removed.
	www.mykreeve.net /egypt/cairo/giza_plateau/pyramids (583 words)

	Pyramids of Giza
		The Pyramids at Giza are among the best-known ancient monuments in the world and the only one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world still standing.
		The Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren) is situated to the southwest of Cheops.
		The famous Sphinx stands in front of the Great Pyramid, with the body of a lion joined to the head of a man. The Sphinx, which is 60m (200ft) long and 20m (65ft) high, was carved over 4500 years ago out of a single block of sandstone left over from building the Great Pyramid.
	www.mapsofworld.com /travel-destinations/pyramids.html (236 words)

	Photos of the great pyramids of giza photos - pictures of the great pyramids of giza pictures
		At about 460 ft high, and 13 acres in space, the "Great Pyramid", or the pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) uses around two million blocks of granite that were carried from southern Egypt (500 miles away).
		All pyramids at Giza are said to have been built between 2700-2500 BC.
		The "smallest of the biggest", the pyramid of Menkara is small enough to be cute, yet big enough to be majestic.
	www.ehabweb.net /giza.html (227 words)

	The Giza Plateau in Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Giza is located only a few kilometers south of Cairo, several hundred meters from the last houses in the southernmost part of the city proper, where a limestone cliff rises abruptly from the other side of a sandy desert plateau.
		His pyramid, the largest of all the pyramids in Egypt (though it should be noted that it surpasses the Red Pyramid at Dahshur built by his father Snefru by only ten meters), dominates the sandy plain.
		For example, important officials such as the architects of the 'inti family, who constructed the pyramids of the 5th and 6th Dynasties, continued to live in the pyramid town of Khufu and had their family tombs at Giza.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/giza.htm (1758 words)

	Pyramids of Giza, Egypt Poster Print by James Blakeway
		The wording at the bottom of this print is "The panaramic photograph of the Pyramids of Giza was taken by James Blakeway.
		The three largest pyramids from left to right are the pyramid of Menkaura with its subsidiary pyramids, the pyramid of Khufa, and the Great pyramid of Khufa is the largest.
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	www.acclaimposters.com /_gallery/Photography_Prints/10006819.html (135 words)

	Pyramids of Giza -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, built for the 4th-dynasty (c.
		The ancient ruins of the Memphis area, including the Pyramids of Giza, Saqqarah, Dahshur, Abu Ruwaysh, and Abu Sir, were collectively designated a World Heritage site in 1979.
		The pyramid of Mycerinus is small in size but is considered to be the finest pyramid at Giza.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?eu=37678&ref=news0703 (868 words)

	CULTUREFOCUS: Ancient Egypt. Pyramids of Giza, pictures and history.
		The greatest achievements of the pyramid builders were the Pyramids of Giza, built near the capital city of Memphis for the fourth dynasty kings Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure who ruled through 2589-2504 BC.
		The Giza Pyramids were plundered long ago of the bodies and anything entombed with them, despite the almost superhuman efforts of the Egyptians to protect the remains of their kings.
		It seems likely that the Pyramids of Giza were not built by slaves but by paid laborers motivated by a faith in the divinity and immortality of their kings.
	www.culturefocus.com /egypt_pyramids.htm (1232 words)

	Tour Giza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		But I can safely say that I will never forget the first time that I saw the pyramids of Giza, their size and age actually took my breath away.
		he pyramid on the left is the tallest and greatest pyramid ever built.
		But he cleverly built it on a higher part of the plateau, this makes his pyramid appear to be the tallest at Giza.
	members.aol.com /egypttour/giza.html (327 words)

	Pyramids of Giza
		The Pyramids of Giza are the most famous monuments of ancient Egypt.
		The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest of the pyramids of ancient Egypt, and was considered by the ancient Greeks to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
		The Great Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three pyramids of Giza and shows the beginning of the decline in workmanship in the Egyptian pyramid building.
	studentweb.hunter.cuny.edu /students/scharl (208 words)

	n7w: Pyramids of Giza
		The only surviving wonder of the ancient world, the Pyramids of Egypt (Giza), were the phenomenal achievement of Egyptian construction and engineering.
		Built between 2600 and 2500 B.C., the three pyramids at Giza encompass more than 5 million limestone blocks which were painstakingly transported via timber sleds and by being rolled over the top of logs.
		The pyramids represented the link between heaven and earth and were a signal to Horus, God of the World.
	www.new7wonders.com /pyramids.php (128 words)

	Beit el-Wali cast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The design of these pyramids was based on the pyramids that had been built before.
		In addition to the usual parts of a pyramid complex, Khafra's pyramid is guarded by a huge sphinx.
		The ancient Egyptians continued to build pyramids for their pharaohs after the Giza pyramids were built.
	www.ancientegypt.co.uk /pyramids/about/giza.html (131 words)

	Guardian's Giza - The Great Pyramid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Considered to represent the pinnacle of the Pyramid Age, the Great Pyramid is the epitome of the knowledge and experience of all previous pyramids.
		Zahi Hawass on the south side of the pyramid that attest that some type of ramping was indeed used in the construction of this monument.
		The attribution of the pyramid to King Khufu is supported by workman’s markings that were found in the pyramid, located in small weight relieving chambers that were never intended to be opened or seen after they were completed.
	www.guardians.net /egypt/gp1.htm (1101 words)

	Rediscover Ancient Egypt - The Egyptian Pyramids at Giza, Sakkara, Dahshur, and Meidum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Many scholars want to believe that the only way to build the pyramid is by increasing both the height and length of a temporary ramp, as it was raised to the successive levels of the pyramid.
		If the two main pyramids at Dahshur are to be attributed to Snefru, and possibly a third pyramid at Meidum, it means that Snefru, in the course of his reign of 24 years, was responsible for the quarrying, transport, and dressing of several times the quantity of the Great Pyramid.
		In the Giza and Dahshur pyramids, which provide no evidence of any kind of burials at all, almost every pyramid, according to this crazy theory, underwent one or several of these peculiar changes of mind.
	www.egypt-tehuti.com /pyramids.html (1307 words)

	Egypt Pyramids Index
		In Egypt, all but a select few of the pyramids were built as tombs, sometimes to hold the physical body of a pharaoh (as well as other individuals), or to hold the soul of the deceased (as in the case of the small cult pyramids built next to the larger ones).
		While pyramids were, for the most part, tombs for the Pharaohs of Egypt, one must nevertheless question the reason that Egyptian rulers chose this particular shape, and for that matter, why they built them so large.
		Royal pyramid complexes included the main pyramid, a courtyard surrounding the main pyramid, a much smaller cult pyramid for the king's soul, a mortuary temple situated next to the main pyramid, an enclosure wall and a causeway that led down to a valley temple.
	touregypt.net /featurestories/pyramids.htm (1346 words)

	The Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt, Who and how.
		The area is called Giza and there is a village named Mena located quite close to the Giza Plateau which is the location of the Pyramids.
		The Pyramid of Chephren still has its pyramidion intact and some of the cover stones which were polished to a dazzling white brilliance when the pyramid was first built.
		The Orion Mystery refers to the orientation of the three Pyramids of Giza whose placement seems to reproduce the relationship of the stars in the constellation Orion.
	www.kenseamedia.com /december/pyramids.htm (654 words)

	Hans Rey Adventure Team - Egypt Mysteries
		One thing is almost certain, most of the pyramids in Egypt, might have been build by the pharaohs, but not the ones in Giza, they are way superior and still in much better conditions than any of the more recent built pyramids.
		The old Egyptians have always admired the Star Sirius, the pyramids are not only aligned with the stars and planets, but if one looks at a map of all the pyramids in the greater Cairo area, one notices that they are exactly in relationship with Orion's Belt, Sirius, the North Star….
		We planned on stopping by the Pyramids on the way back one week later, and the tourism board even planned a press conference with us at the Pyramids (the press conference was supposed to be about my biking adventure, it had nothing to do with the Pyramids).
	www.hansrey.com /egypt-mystery.htm (1782 words)

	Egyptvoyager.com: The Giza Plateau - The Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure
		The pyramids of Giza were built over the span of three generations - by Khufu, his second reigning son Khafre, and Menkaure.
		At Giza the pyramid reached its climax and the standard features of the Old Kingdom pyramid complex - the mortuary and valley temple - were expanded and formalised.
		When you visit the photo gallery, among other photos of the Pyramids, you will see a selection of photos depicting the Son et Lumiere which has added immeasurably to their fascination.
	www.egyptvoyager.com /pyramids_giza.htm (369 words)

	Pyramids of Giza
		Concerning the Pyramid, I often hear of the wonderful intricacy, the detail, the obstacles to overcome, how it would still be impossible to recreate even with today's technology, the esoteric meanings hidden in the form and placement, etc. All of this implies a great deal of knowledge and forethought, and experience, which is fine.
		The big question regarding the Giza pyramids is the why - there is extremely little contemporary writing on the subject of the pyramids, and there are extant engravings from the period of building, if I remember right - with later persons making their marks in the old tunnels after.
		I seem to recall somewhere implying that the three major pyramids are laid out not in a straight line in respect to one another, but rather slightly askew, and a comparison was then made with the 3 stars forming the belt of Orion.
	www.comparative-religion.com /forum/showthread.php?t=1115 (3423 words)

	Pyramids of Giza
		So, you though the Pyramids were out in the desert, far away from settlements.
		From left to right: Pyramid of Mycerinus, the Sphinx, Pyramid of Chephren and Pyramid of Cheops.
		Shun them, they're okay, but they don't seem to comprehend that 4,500 years old pyramids are more interesting when you can touch them, than they are from the hills a kilometre away.
	lexicorient.com /egypt/giza01.htm (257 words)

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