Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Pharaonic monuments in Cairo and Giza



Cairo is rich in ancient Pharaonic effects and the effects of different types of medieval .. and the most important of the seven wonders of the world at all .. The Great Pyramid of Giza and the most important characteristic of Cairo, it was the capital of Egypt in the Middle Ages and can review the effects of the Cairo and Giza as follows

Giza pyramids area

And include the three pyramids and Sphinx and the boats and the Temple of the Sun Sphinx.

Great Pyramid: Pyramid of King Khufu

One of the Seven Wonders, was built in 2650 BC. M approximately, is Aattabroazm stone building in the world, attributed to the king (Cheops), the Fourth Dynasty, was built by engineer (Ham Ono), the base of the pyramid square length of each side was originally 230 meters, and was high in originally 146 meters, and is now 137 meters, construction 5.51 degree angle, between the air pressure in a pyramid, the number of stones used in the construction of about 2.3 million block of stone, weighing an average of 5.2 tons.

And is the second king of the Fourth Dynasty, came to power after the death of his father (Bent), his full name (Khanm scared me) any (the god Khnum, who protect me), scientists believe it is originally from the village (Beni Hassan) (banned Cheops) any (wet-nurse of Cheops), Little is known about the important events in his reign, but that he had sent missions to the Valley of the cave, where he found his name and image represents an airing on the person's head pin assassin; in order to bring the turquoise, and has a statue of one found in (Abydos) of ivory, carved his name on the throne, and the length of the statue of five centimeters, and is now in the Egyptian Museum the rule according to the Papyrus (Turin) is about twenty-three years, and is credited with the Great Pyramid of Giza Pyramids, the largest stone building in the world and called the name (sister of Cheops), the sense of the horizon of Khufu.

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