How To Build The Pharaoh's Pyramid

The majority of ancient Egyptian structures studied by architectural historians and planners alike, were erected to honor a pharaoh or as a grand tomb for their journey through to the afterlife. Whether the structure was in the form of a temple, tomb or statue, the ritual and spiritual influence is unquestionable. The location, scale, and materials used to construct these monuments are all defining factors of how the space is used and functions.

These large stone structures were built as tombs for kings that died. The Egyptians who built the pyramids needed to learn the specialized skills of mathematics, geometry, engineering, and architecture, as stated in document three.

Joseph Davidovits discovered a simple chemical process that turned a putty mixture into stone and argues that this method was used in the construction of the Great Pyramid. Joseph Davidovits explains that the pyramid blocks were simply stone casted instead of being cut and hauled from the quarry. This is a very probable answer because all the needed materials are available. Davidovits indicates that the use of a ramp, as Clifford Wilson suggests, must have been larger than the pyramid in order to allow a slight angle for the workers to drag the blocks up. Another problem with the use of the ramp is that three are no murals at the time showing the ramps and sleds that were supposedly used to move the blocks. Davidovits demonstrates a unique method of the construction of the pyramids, but this is not as well as Wilson’s theory because there are problems with Davidovits’ theory.

Much of the pyramids history is on the inside. One of the many things inside of the pyramids are (sometimes also known as mummies) are the bodies of the pharaohs. When pharaohs died in Ancient Egypt, they were believed to become gods. In order to properly put them at rest, they had to do a proper burial. To do this, people has to take out every organ of the body except for the heart. The heart is told to hold the soul, so they couldn’t remove it. After this, they stuff the body with cloth and sew the skin up. They put chemicals on the body to dry it out, and set for 40 days. The body was then covered in oils, precious stones, and amulets and bound with longs strips of cloth over and over again. A highly decorated mask was set on the face and wrapped again in cloth. This whole process took about 70

Pyramids were a huge achievement for the Egyptians. These humongous square based structures took 20-30 years to build and was the final resting place for the pharaohs. They contained treasures meant for the pharaoh to take to the afterlife. Since, there were valuable treasures inside the pyramids, many tomb raiders came to steal, so the pyramids needed booby traps and false

Evidence exists that ramps were used in building some pyramids, including the Great Pyramids of Giza (Egyptian 4). The theory is the most accepted, however arguments exist over what type of ramp was used. This is where it gets mysterious. The type of ramp used differs from a large straight one coming from one side of the pyramid, to a zig-zagging one that sits on the base of the pyramids and wraps around, eventually meeting at the top of the pyramid. An even more questionable theory exists, saying that internal ramps were used. A different version of the ramp theory exists and says that an external and internal ramp were used in building. It is also known as “Houdin’s Method” (Egyptian 5). Houdin’s Method states that an external ramp was used to build 3/10 of the pyramids, The ramp

The Egyptian priests knew a lot about anatomy. Priests cut open the Pharaoh's body and took out the organs, four of the organs were put in Canopic Jars, each jar has a different head of gods shown on it: Imsety, Duamutef, Hapy, Qebehsenuef. The heart, however, was taken out of the body, covered with spices and wrapped with linen. The Egyptians believed that, in the afterworld, the heart was going to be weighed by the god Osiris. A heavy heart was full of sin and a monster would eat it, but a light heart meant it was good and it's owner could keep on going with the journey in happiness. The body was put in coffins and brought to the pyramids, where it was buried in a stone sarcophagus which contained two more coffins in it. Egyptians had tools for making the pyramids, they used chisels, mallets, drills, saws, and plumb rules. The Great Pyramid took twenty years to build; The other pyramids took five-ten years to build because those pyramids were smaller than the Great Pyramid.

Egypt is also known for its statues depicting various gods and tombs for its numerous pharaohs. Their architectural prowess is a feat marveled at even today. The ability to design and build such grand monuments such as the iconic pyramids of Giza, rivalling even the Mayan and Aztec temples of South and Central America, reveals the true nature of innovation in Egypt. In fact, even without modern tools of measurement, the Great Pyramid, the largest tomb in Egypt, is almost geometrically perfect. For such a large structure, the length of all four sides at its base differ by less than a foot (McKenty 1).

Pharaohs were eminent figures to the people of the New Kingdom Egypt who had control over the entire Egypt itself as they were leaders of both politics and religion. The Valley of the Kings was the burial place chosen to be the final resting place for pharaohs of the New Kingdom era. The structure of the royal tombs were constructed to imitate that of the underworld, and were built underground to protect the tombs from tomb robbers – the tombs were not intended to be seen by outsiders. Each tomb depicted the pharaoh’s personality, and their interests and such, as the tombs vary from decoration and possessions placed alongside the body. The general construction of the tomb included: an entrance corridor with wall paintings; the decorations on

Each block would to have been quarried or cut, and then hauled to the work site, and eventually placed in the correct position. The Egyptians had an amazing understanding of math, which helped them plan the erection of the pyramid, but the only driving force behind them was manpower. The actual people who built the pyramids were all voluntary workers; they were not slaves contrary to popular belief.

For years, the heave-ho method of building the pyramids has been the most logical. This involved ramps being used to move the pyramid blocks and other materials to the right level. While remains of ramps have been found, they were small and most likely used for climbing opposed to raising stone blocks. in addition, to sustain the 1400 block per day on the Great Pyramid, they would have needed 52,000 workers with 140 workers on each stone making four trips per day on a ramp, which seems highly unlikely. Aside from all of this, there are also no murals of Egyptian workers using ramps on the Great Pyramid. There is one showing a statue being dragged, but it’s dated to 800 years after the Great Pyramid was built.

They said that they putted water from the nile river in the sand so it would make the sand softer to push the huge limestone blocks up the pyramids. They also said that they would make a stair in the walls outside the pyramids and when the pyramid was done they would take the stairs away.

The pyramids were built as a tomb for the pharaoh. Their belief was that the top point of the pyramid was the gate for the soul to travel to the afterlife and return to earth if chosen. These tombs were built which line up with certain stars and planets.

In the deserts of Egypt lie the colossal remains of an ancient civilization. These enormous works of human endeavor are the only member of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World that time has passed down to us. These are, of course, the great pyramids of ancient Egypt. But these imposing structures were not built to impress civilization millennia down the road. The pyramids in fact had a purpose to the ancient Egyptians. While they seem very simple in nature, as they are simply four-sided pyramids with square bases, they had a meaning for those that had them built. Even by today’s standards, the pyramids of ancient Egypt were an impressive feat of engineering, due to their enormous size, both in building materials and finished product.

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