The Pyramids of Egypt

The Egyptian of pre-historic times built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens. These pharaohs were buried in pyramids before the Old Kingdom until the end of the Middle Kingdom.

There are numerous pyramids with different shapes and sizes in Egypt. The three largest pyramids were built during the fourth dynasty in the town of Giza, near Cairo in Northern Egypt.

One of these three is known as the Great Pyramid and well known among the three. It was built 2600 BC for the pharaoh Khufu. The architects of Khufu were wise and experienced men because they really planned the building with symbolic preferences. The great pyramid was built with more than two million blocks of stones.

Outside the Great Pyramid, which is a part of a complex, includes a unique passageway, temples, boat pits and the mastabas . A mastabas is an Arabic word meaning “bench” that is commonly used to describe an early ancient Egyptian tomb.

Have you heard about the Great Sphinx? It is a large human headed statue with a lion body and a designed wing of a bird. It is located in Giza in front of Khafra’s pyramid. This great sphinx has a mysterious stories and many believe that inside are many hidden passageways. However, nothing have been proved yet until now.

Khafra is the youngest son of Khufu, and the builder of the second pyramid, He has an older brother whose name is Djedefre. Djedefre, supposed to be the next ruler of the fourth dynasty had disagreements with his brother. Speculations arise that Khafre might have been killed Djedefre because he wants to be the first to rule than his brother. Furthermore, there are evidences to support such conclusion. Khafre continued promoting himself as the “son of the sun” and the ruler of the dynasty. Through his actions, people may have been predicted that he really killed his brother.

Looking with those many pyramids are really amazing. There are no doubts that owners of these were well known and wealthy people of ancient times.

Even though, these pyramids were built for the pharaohs’ tombs, yet, people all over the world are alluring to visit the place because of pre-historic value like these Pyramids of Egypt.