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| North Side. The Great Pyramid - Khufu Or Cheops. Near Cairo, Giza, Egypt. |
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| Pharaohs Solar Boat. At The Great Pyramid - Khufu Or Cheops. Near Cairo, Giza, Egypt. |
The largest pyramid found in Egypt is Khufu, (Cheops in Greek), or The Great Pyramid. It measures 755 feet square at its base and its present height is 449 feet. Over the years it has lost 33 feet of its original height. Its volume is about 88 million cubic feet. Its original entrance was on the north side and its corridors were aligned with the circumpolar stars to insure the Pharaohs immortality. Its present entrance, lower than the original, is linked to a passageway to the "real" access corridor.
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| Khufu Or Cheops-The Great Pyramid And Queens Pyramids Plan Of Pyramids | Khufu Or Cheops The Great Pyramid |
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| The Queens Pyramids View From Top Of Khufu Boat Pit At Bottom | Great Pyramid & Queen Pyramids View From Sphinx |
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| Original Entrance Shaft | Forced Entrance Tunnel |
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| There Are Many Tourist Police | The Tourist Police Are Very Friendly |
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| Tourist Police Are Protecting Tourists | Audrey & Other Tourists Waiting To Get Tickets For Inside The Great Pyramid |
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| Several Tourist Police Ride Camels | Sarcophagus |
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| Boat Pit | Boat Pit |
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| The Queens Pyramids And Pavement | The Queens Tombs Are Under Their Pyramids |
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| Fossels Embedded In The Limestone Ledge The Pyramids Are Built Upon | Close Up |
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| More Native Limestone Fossels | Close Up |
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| This Pit Shows The Depth Of The Foundation Stones And BaseRock | Camel And His Rider |
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| A Different View Of Queens Pyramids | Queens Pyramids Plan |
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| George, "It Sure Is Big!" | NorthWest Corner Of Great Pyramid |
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| Pharaohs Solar Boat Was Found Here In 1954 | You Must Wear Booties To See The Boat |
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| "Hey!, Look At The Size Of This Boat! It's About 5,000 Years Old!" | George Is Thinking About How Much Baksheesh The Guy Taking The Picture Wants! |
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| Audrey And The Solar Boat | George DeLange Says The Boat Carried Pharaoh To The Temple |
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| The Cracks Between The Boards Were Filled With Papyrus Which Expanded and Sealed The Boat When Wet | The Pharaohs Cabin |
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| Original Rope | Original Sail Rigging |
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| "Who Would Have Thought A Little Girl From Coolidge Arizona Would Ever Be Here!" | "Or A Hick From Glendale! Arizona" |
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| Top Original Entrance Bottom Forced Entrance | Audrey Going Up To Forced Entrance |
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| Audrey Is Almost There. What is She Going To Do? | Hey, She's Going Inside! See Next Page! |
| Khafre (Chephren)
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| Khufu (Cheops) Inside ; "The Great Pyramid"
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| Menkaure (Mycerinus)
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| Sphinx (Abu Hol)
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