THE LAST ANCIENT WONDER OF THE WORLD
THE GREAT PYRAMID OF EGYPT ON THE GIZA PLATEAU
The Great Pyramid is a mystery, a monument, an enigma, a testiment, and a true Wonder of the Ancient World. The pyramid is estimated to have around 2,300,000 stone blocks that weigh from 2 to 50 tons each and there are even some blocks that are part of the internal structure that weigh over 70 tons. The base of the pyramid covers 592,000 square feet with each side greater than 218,000 square feet. The interior has a constant temperature and equals the average temperature of the earth which is 68 Degrees Fahrenheit. The outer mantle was composed of 144,000 casing stones which were highly polished and flat to an accuracy of 1/100th of an inch (this equals approximately the thickness of three sheets of paper). They were about 100 inches thick and weigh approximately 15 tons each.
The Pyramid is aligned to "True North" - The Great Pyramid is the most accurately aligned known structure in existence and faces true north with only a 3/60th of a degree of error. That equals only 3 minutes of a degree off true north. The Great Pyramid is located at the center of all land mass of the earth. The east/west parallel that crosses the most land and the north/south meridian that crosses the most land intersect in two places on the earth; one intersection is in the ocean and the other is centered on the Great Pyramid. The mathematics encoded into the Great Pyramid is astounding. It encodes the following principles of mathematics:
- Phi - the Golden Ratio that appears throughout nature and is related to the Fibonacci Sequence.
- Pi - the circumference of a circle in relation to its diameter.
- The Pythagorean Theorem – Credited to the mathematician Pythagoras, which can be expressed as a² + b² = c².
- The relationship between Pi and Phi is expressed in the fundamental proportions of the Great Pyramid.
- The arc designed into the faces of the pyramid matches the radius of the earth exactly.
The four sides of the pyramid are actually eight sides. They are slightly concave making it unique in it's construction, and is the only known pyramid to have been built this way. The eight sides can only be seen from the air and only at sunrise during the spring and autumn equinoxes. The date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, and when day and night are of equal length (approximately March 20 and September 22).
The best news is that a new chamber has been discovered recently in the Great Pyramid using a new technique. The approximate location of the newly discovered chamber is shown below.
