Why are there pyramids all over the earth?

Most scholars would answer that the world's many pyramids are the product of coincidence and convergence - peoples of different cultures imitating forms in nature, such as the mountains of Mexico or the sand dunes of Egypt.



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There are rooms that have been discovered in the Great Pyramid, but are not open to the public. The original tomb chamber, which is underground, is closed off.

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Lying some 150km west of London in the Wiltshire countryside, Stonehenge is perhaps the world's most awe-inspiring ancient stone circle. Older than the Great Pyramids and the Roman Empire, the origin of its story began some 9,000 years ago.

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It turns out it is really, really hard to demolish a mountain, which is what the pyramids essentially are. Man made mountains holding the bodies of kings within. You can't smash the base because these structures stand on compressive strength.

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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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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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The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible. What we believe about their purpose does not impinge on any biblical doctrine.

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To build such a pyramid today (using modern technology and equipment such as cranes and helicopters), it would take 1,500 to 2,000 workers around five years, and cost around $5 billion.

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But what the Egyptians lacked in tools, they made up for with science and engineering precision. Smith explains that they developed and used the cubit rod to measure and lay out the dimensions of the pyramid; a square level to level horizontal surfaces, and a 3:4:5 framing square to create precision 90-degree angles.

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It was the Egyptians who built the pyramids. The Great Pyramid is dated with all the evidence, I'm telling you now to 4,600 years, the reign of Khufu. The Great Pyramid of Khufu is one of 104 pyramids in Egypt with superstructure. And there are 54 pyramids with substructure.

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This is something impossible since Archaeology and history tell us that the pyramids at the Giza plateau are around 4.500 years old.

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5 Interesting Facts About the Pyramids of Giza
  • The Pyramids of Giza were built more than 1,200 years before the rule of King Tut. ...
  • The Great Pyramid of Giza is 481 feet tall. ...
  • The Pyramids were built by the Egyptian people themselves. ...
  • The Great Pyramid used to have an invisible door. ...
  • The chambers of the pyramids are empty.


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Inside the pyramid, Egyptians included treasured items such as gold, jewelry and pottery, and statues of the Pharaoh, which they believed he would take with him on his journey to the afterlife. Let's take a closer look at some of the most celebrated Egyptian pyramids and the almighty leaders who were buried inside.

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