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Fun Facts about Pyramids
• Ancient Egyptian pyramids are the most well-known
pyramid structures.
• Most Ancient Egyptian pyramids were built as tombs for
Pharaohs and their families.
• Over !" pyramids have been discovered in Egypt.
• #he first Egyptian pyramid is believed to be the Pyramid of
$%oser& it was built in 'a((ara around
)*+" years ago ,*)" /0.
• 'a((ara is a huge ancient burial ground built near the
Egyptian city of Memphis.
• #he 1reat Pyramid of 1i2a is the oldest and largest of three
pyramids in the 1i2a 3ecropolis.
• Also known as the Pyramid of 4hufu& it is the oldest
of the Ancient 5onders of the 5orld and the
last one still largely intact.
• #he pyramid is estimated to have around &!""&""" stone
blocks that weigh from to !" tons
each and there are even some blocks that weigh over +" tons.
• #he interior temperature is constant and e(uals the average
temperature of the earth& " $egrees/elsius ,*6 $egrees
Fahrenheit0.
• 7t was originally covered with casing stones ,made of highly
polished limestone0. #hese casing
stones reflected the sun8s light and made the pyramid shine like
a %ewel. #hey are no longer present
being used by Arabs to build mos(ues after an earth(uake in the
)th century loosened many of them.
7t has been calculated that the original pyramid with its casing
stones would act like gigantic mirrors
and reflect light so powerful that it would be visible from the
moon as a shining star on earth.
Appropriately& the ancient Egyptians called the 1reat
Pyramid 97khet:& meaning the 91lorious ;ight:.
• For over !6"" years& the 1reat Pyramid of 1i2a was the
tallest man made structure in the world.
•
Although it has lost around " metres ,!! feet0 in
height& it still stands around )* metres ,)6"feet0 above the
ground.
• As well as 1i2a and 'a((ara& important Egyptian
Pyramid sites include $ashur& Abusir& Meidum&
;isht& Abu
