Are pyramids holy?

Considered a sacred site by people the world over, the Great Pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the World, and was built around 4,500 years ago. It is believed to have been constructed as a tomb for the pharaoh Khufu, although there has been little evidence to this effect.



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Throughout much of ancient history Egyptian religion was polytheistic, meaning it recognized many gods and goddesses, as well as a variety of other divine beings. Not all of them were equal in significance.

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While scientists have been able to discover much about the different rooms and chambers within these pyramids, there are still questions left unanswered, especially with the recent discovery of secret passageways and a mysterious void within the Great Pyramid of Giza.

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Climbing the pyramids is also banned because it's exceedingly dangerous, and typically anyone caught scaling the pyramids face up to three years in an Egyptian jail.

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The Egyptian sun god Ra, considered the father of all pharaohs, was said to have created himself from a pyramid-shaped mound of earth before creating all other gods. The pyramid's shape is thought to have symbolized the sun's rays.

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For example, the 18th Dynasty of the Egyptians dates from the 14th Century BC, whilst the Aztecs didn't begin to flourish in the Valley of Mexico till the 14th Century AD, making any contact or communication between the two cultures impossible.

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While there is no consensus on why this particular form of architecture appears so frequently in ancient civilizations, several theories have been proposed. One theory is the structural stability of the pyramid shape. The wide base and narrowing top provide a stable structure that can withstand the test of time.

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As part of the international research team “ScanPyramids” the Munich scientists have proven the existence of an empty chamber which was until now only posited based on measurement data. The hollow space is located above the original entrance to the pyramid, which is not accessible to the public.

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One of the biggest mysterious concerning the great pyramids is the big void in the great pyramid of Khufu, it is a chamber above the king's chamber around 100 feet (30 meters) and appears to have not been entered or damaged by tomb raiders.

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Egypt's pharaohs expected to become gods in the afterlife. To prepare for the next world they erected temples to the gods and massive pyramid tombs for themselves—filled with all the things each ruler would need to guide and sustain himself in the next world.

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Many people have said that the pyramids would last 1 million years or even until the world ended, but I'd say around 10,000 to 100,000 years based on current observations.

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