One of the greatest buildings ancient world is located in Egypt. This structure, since its completion, has amazed us with its grandeur and impeccable geometry. It was not for nothing that the ancient Greeks included the Cheops pyramid in their list of seven wonders of the world. This the only miracle has survived to this day.

The Pyramid of Cheops has become a real masterpiece. Modern researchers are amazed at the rigor of proportions and accuracy of geometric dimensions, which the ancient Egyptians handled brilliantly. Some Egyptologists seriously believe that the builders of the 26th century BC could not have built such a structure in 22 years. They adhere to the theory of the extraterrestrial origin of the pyramids.

The point of view of these researchers has a right to exist, especially since the arguments they present sometimes baffle their opponents. The location of the pyramid and its proportions are so precise that to position it in accordance with the cardinal directions would require modern builders to use the most accurate geodetic instruments. If the exact location of the Cheops pyramid on the cardinal points is an accident, then the accident is very happy.

The current proportions of the pyramid of Cheops, or Khufu, are not what they were originally. Scientists were able to determine that the maximum height of the pyramid in 2568 BC was 146.6 meters. The ratio of height and base is thus 3.14..., that is, the number “Pi” from geometry. The point is the accuracy in which the ratio repeats the number “Pi”. This precision is six decimal places. Archimedes did not know this meaning; he would have envied such accuracy, no doubt.

On the day of completion of construction, the Cheops pyramid was 146.6 meters high. However, now its height is much less than its original height. There are two reasons for this decrease. One of a natural nature is erosion. The second reason is artificial. Her name is human...

In 1301, Cairo experienced an earthquake. Most of the houses have turned into piles of rubbish. The same fate befell mosques with elaborate minarets. After the first shock, the Cairo authorities turned to a real treasure trove of building materials - the pagan pyramids. They were seduced by the polished limestone slabs that lined the pyramids. Following the path of least resistance, by reducing overhead costs, the Arabs began to remove the outer cladding of the pyramids. Now only part of the cladding on the upper tiers of the Pyramid of Khafre has been preserved. There is no outer cladding left on the Cheops pyramid.

As a result of barbaric dismantling, the height of the tallest pyramid in Egypt decreased by more than eight meters. Today's sources talking about the height of the Cheops pyramid do not shine with uniformity. The difference is 10-20 centimeters. On the one hand, such a discrepancy in data outrages pedants and lovers of accuracy. On the other hand, 10-20 centimeters do not determine anything now. After all, the original proportions are broken irrevocably and forever.

The Arabs who dismantled the pyramids did not ask themselves subtle scientific questions. They were not interested in the theories put forward by modern scientists. They were interested in immediate solutions to everyday problems. They did not hesitate to damage one of the seven wonders of the world. We can complain for a long time about the Arabs of the early 14th century. We can complain about inaccuracies in determining the real height of the pyramid. We can make hypotheses regarding the creators of the pyramids. But the pyramids don't care. They continue to exist and will outlive us with our emotions. They will continue to delight and awe visitors who will disturb their centuries-old peace.

The first wonder of the world of all time, one of the main structures of our planet, a place full of secrets and mysteries, a point of constant pilgrimage for tourists - the Egyptian pyramids and in particular the Cheops pyramid.

The construction of giant pyramids, of course, was far from easy. Enormous efforts of a large number of people were made to deliver stone blocks to the Giza or Saqqara plateau, and later to the Valley of the Kings, which became the new necropolis of the pharaohs.

At the moment, there are about a hundred discovered pyramids in Egypt, but discoveries continue, and their number is constantly increasing. IN different times one of the 7 wonders of the world meant different pyramids. Some meant all the pyramids of Egypt as a whole, some the pyramids near Memphis, some the three large pyramids of Giza, and most critics recognized exclusively the largest pyramid of Cheops.

Afterlife of Ancient Egypt

One of the central moments in the life of the ancient Egyptians was religion, which shaped the entire culture as a whole. Particular attention was paid to the afterlife, perceived as a clear continuation of earthly life. That is why preparation for life after death began long before death and was set as one of the main life tasks.

According to ancient Egyptian belief, man had several souls. The soul of Ka acted as a double of the Egyptian, whom he was to meet in the afterlife. The soul of Ba contacted the person himself and left his body after death.

Religious life of the Egyptians and the god Anubis

At first, it was believed that only the pharaoh had the right to life after death, but he could bestow this “immortality” on his entourage, who were usually buried next to the tomb of the ruler. Ordinary people were not destined to enter the world of the dead, the only exceptions being slaves and servants, whom the pharaoh “took” with him, and who were depicted on the walls of the great tomb.

But for a comfortable life after death, the deceased had to be provided with everything necessary: ​​food, household utensils, servants, slaves and much more necessary for the average pharaoh. They also tried to preserve the person’s body so that Ba’s soul could later connect with him again. Therefore, in matters of body preservation, embalming and the creation of complex pyramid tombs were born.

The first pyramid in Egypt. Pyramid of Djoser

Speaking about the construction of pyramids in Ancient Egypt in general, it is worth mentioning the beginning of their history. The very first pyramid in Egypt was built about five thousand years ago on the initiative of Pharaoh Djoser. It is in these 5 thousand years that the age of the pyramids in Egypt is estimated. The construction of the Pyramid of Djoser was led by the famous and legendary Imhotep, who was even deified in later centuries.

Pyramid of Djoser

The entire complex of the building being erected occupied an area of ​​545 by 278 meters. The perimeter was surrounded by a 10-meter wall with 14 gates, only one of which was real. In the center of the complex was the pyramid of Djoser with sides 118 by 140 meters. The height of the Djoser pyramid is 60 meters. Almost at a depth of 30 meters there was a burial chamber, to which corridors with many branches led. The branch rooms contained utensils and sacrifices. Here archaeologists found three bas-reliefs of Pharaoh Djoser himself. Near the eastern wall of Djoser's pyramid, 11 small burial chambers were discovered, intended for the royal family.

Unlike the famous great pyramids Giza, the pyramid of Djoser had a stepped shape, as if intended for the Pharaoh’s ascension to heaven. Of course, this pyramid is inferior in popularity and size to the Cheops pyramid, but still the contribution of the very first stone pyramid to the culture of Egypt is difficult to overestimate.

The Pyramid of Cheops. History and Brief Description

But still, the most famous for the ordinary population of our planet are the three nearby pyramids of Egypt - Khafre, Mekerin and the largest and tallest pyramid in Egypt - Cheops (Khufu)

Pyramids of Giza

The pyramid of Pharaoh Cheops was built near the city of Giza, currently a suburb of Cairo. At present, it is impossible to say for sure when the Cheops pyramid was built, and research gives a strong scatter. In Egypt, for example, the date of the start of construction of this pyramid is officially celebrated - August 23, 2480 BC.

Pyramid of Cheops and Sphinx

About 100,000 people were simultaneously involved in the construction of the wonder of the world, the Pyramid of Cheops. During the first ten years of work, a road was built along which huge stone blocks were delivered to the river and the underground structures of the pyramid. Work on the construction of the monument itself continued for about 20 years.

The size of the Cheops Pyramid in Giza is amazing. The height of the Cheops pyramid initially reached 147 meters. Over time, due to sand filling and loss of lining, it decreased to 137 meters. But even this figure allowed it to remain the tallest human structure in the world for a long time. The pyramid has a square base with a side of 147 meters. To build this giant, it is estimated that 2,300,000 limestone blocks were required, weighing an average of 2.5 tons.

How were the pyramids built in Egypt?

The technology of building pyramids is still controversial in our time. Versions vary from the invention of concrete in Ancient Egypt to the construction of pyramids by aliens. But it is still believed that the pyramids were built by man solely by his own strength. So, to extract stone blocks, they first marked out a shape in the rock, hollowed out grooves and inserted dry wood into them. Later, the tree was doused with water, it expanded, a crack formed in the rock, and the block was separated. Then it was processed into the desired shape with tools and sent along the river to the construction site.

Properties of the Cheops pyramid.

Veynik V.A.

Introduction.

Word " pyramid"" was produced by the famous "ancient" author Pliny the Elder from the word "flame", which means in Greek pyr - fire, heat. And since the sounds "r" and "l" were mixed in Egypt, the word "pyramid = pyramid" immediately comes close to the Slavic word “flame.” So, the words “pie”, “flame”, “pyramid = pyramid” turn out to have the same root! Perhaps they all came from the Slavic word “flame”.
Pyramid- a polyhedron, the base of which is a polygon, and the remaining faces are triangles having a common vertex.
Center of gravity of the pyramid volume(or cone) lies on a straight segment connecting the top of the pyramid (cone) with the center of gravity of the base, at a distance equal to 3/4 of the length of this segment, counting from the top.

Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).

Wikipedia help: Pyramid of Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops is the Greek spelling of the Egyptian name), Great Pyramid of Giza - the largest of Egyptian pyramids, the only one of the “Seven Wonders of the World” that has survived to this day. The supposed architect of the Great Pyramid is Hemiun, the vizier and nephew of Cheops. Construction time - IV dynasty (2560-2540 BC). In Egypt, the date for the start of construction of the Cheops Pyramid is officially established and celebrated - August 23, 2480 BC. This date was obtained using the astronomical method of the Englishwoman Kate Spence.
Spence Keith(Spence Kate), British Egyptologist. Currently teaching archeology Ancient Egypt at the University of Cambridge. In 1997 she was awarded a doctorate from Christ's College, Cambridge. Email: [email protected]
There is a story by a certain “ancient Greek” historian Herodotus(nickname Herodotus - the Old Giver, probably lived in the 14th-15th centuries AD) about the pyramids, which received significant attention in his work “Muses” or “History” [“History. Euterpe”, book 2]: paragraph 124. “The construction of the pyramid itself lasted 20 years. It is four-sided, each side is 8 plephres wide and the same height, and is made of hewn stones carefully fitted to each other. Each stone is at least 30 feet long.”
Here plephr(or pletra, ancient Greek pletron) - a unit of length in Ancient Greece, equal to 100 Greek or 104 Roman feet (feet), which is 30.65 m; Byzantine length measure from 29.81 to 35.77 m.
IN 1638 English mathematician and astronomer John Greaves(John Greavs, 1602-1652), who graduated from Oxford and taught geometry in London, decided to go to Egypt. He explored the internal passages of the Cheops pyramid and was the first to take measurements. The height of the pyramid was 144 m, or 149 m if the missing capstone is taken into account. The errors in his calculations did not exceed three to four meters. Greaves published the results of his measurements and research in the book “Pyramidography, or Discourse on the Pyramids in Egypt” (London, 1646). This was actually the first scientific book about pyramids.
IN 1661 English traveler Edward Melton(Edward Melton) measured Great Pyramid and was the first to visit the pyramids of Dashur (the southernmost “pyramid field”, 26 km south of Cairo, on the west bank of the Nile). In his work “Sights and Ancient Monuments Seen During a Travel in Egypt” (Amsterdam, 1661), he also included images of the pyramids.
IN 1799 year in his multi-volume work, the French engineer, geographer and archaeologist Edme-François Jomard(Edme Francois Jomard, 1777-1862), together with other scientists (at least 175), accompanied Napoleon’s army to Egypt (1798-1801), compiled the first scientific description of the Cheops pyramid and carried out the first accurate measurements - he was the first to establish the exact height of the pyramid - 144 m , the angle of inclination of its sides is 51°19"14" and the length of the edge from top to base is 184.722 m.
In 1842-1862. E.-F. Jomar published a collection of "Monuments of the History of Geography".
Jomard Edme Francois, "Les monuments de la geographie; ou, Recueil d"anciennes cartes europeenes et orientales, (Atlas)" ("Monuments of the history of geography; or, Collection former cards, European and Oriental, (Atlas)", Paris: Duprat, etc. 1842-1862).
IN 1837 English colonel William Howard-Weese(William Howard-Vyse, 1784-1853) measured the angle of inclination of the pyramid's faces: it turned out to be equal to 51°51". This value is still recognized by most researchers today. The indicated value of the angle corresponds to a tangent equal to 1.27306. This value corresponds to the ratio of the height of the pyramid to half of its foundation. Weese's research was published in the three-volume work "Work carried out in the pyramids of Giza in 1837" (London, 1840-1842).

Fig.1. Pyramid of Cheops (view from the east).

The main dimensions of the pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).

1) Platform at the top: originally crowned with a granite pyramid (pyramidion). The summit was supposedly destroyed by an earthquake in 1301. Today, the top of the pyramid is a square with sides of about 10 m. During the Second World War, a British air defense post was located on the site.
2) Pyramid height: 146.721  148.153 m (calculated). Most likely, the exact size is 146.59 m, and the remaining values ​​are just varying degrees of rounding.
Height of the pyramid (today): ≈ 138.75 m.
3) Base length: 230.365  232.867 m (calculated).
Length of the sides of the base: south - 230.454 m (+/- 6 mm); north - 230.251 m (+/- 10 mm); west - 230.357 m; east - 230.394 m.
4) Apothem of the lateral face: 186.539  188.415 m (calculated).
5) Side face (rib) length: 230.33 m (calculated).
Side length (currently): about 225 m.
6) Side face angle(Alpha main): 51°49"  51°52"06".
7) Number of layers (tiers) of stone blocks- 210 pcs. (at the time of construction).
Now there are 203 layers.
8) Entrance to the pyramid is located at an altitude of 15.63 m on the north side.

Fig.2. Pyramid of Cheops (view from the north).

Some size ratios.

According to experts, the estimated height of the Great Pyramid 146,59 m.
a) The ratio of the height of the pyramid to the length of the base is 7:11. It is this ratio that determines the angle of 51°51", the angle of inclination of the side faces.
b) The ratio of the perimeter of the base (921.453 m) to the height (146.59 m) gives the number 6.28, that is, a number close to 2π.
A study of the geometry of the Great Pyramid does not provide a clear answer to the question of the original proportions of this structure. It is assumed (!) that the Egyptians had an idea of ​​the “golden ratio” and the number “Pi”, which were reflected in the proportions of the pyramid.

On the side is the “golden ratio”.

Wikipedia help: Golden ratio (golden ratio, division in extreme and average ratio) - the ratio of two quantities, equal to the ratio of their sum to the larger of the given quantities. The approximate value of the golden ratio is
1 = 0,6+ 0,381966011250105151795413165634362.
For practical purposes, approximate values ​​of 0.62 and 0.38 are often used. If segment AB is taken to be 100 parts, then the larger part of the segment is 62, and the smaller part is 38 parts.
It is generally accepted that the concept of the “golden” division was introduced into scientific use by Pythagoras(VI century BC), although he did not write his treatises, in addition, none of the subsequent “ancient” authors ever quoted from the works of Pythagoras or even pointed to the existence of such works. However, take note, reader: “Pythagoras’ place in the history of world philosophical and religious systems is on a par with Zarathushtra, Gina Mahavira, Buddha, Kong Fuzi and Lao Tzu. His teaching is imbued with clarity and enlightenment.”
In the old literature that has come down to us, the “golden” division is first mentioned in Euclid’s Elements (the author’s nickname, meaning “Illustrious,” or even the title of the book itself, “Well Bound”). The ancient text of Euclid’s “Elements” has not reached our time, but nevertheless, the first translation into Latin was allegedly made from Arabic in the 1st quarter of the 12th century. And finally, as soon as they fell, the first printed edition of Euclid’s Elements with drawings in the margins of the book appeared in Venice in 1482!
Around 1490-1492 Leonardo da Vinci(Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519) introduced the name “golden ratio” for the drawing of the Vitruvian Man, as an illustration for a book dedicated to the works of Vitruvius (the drawing was called the “square of the ancients” or “Golden Section”). It depicts the figure of a naked man in two superimposed positions: with his arms spread to the sides, describing a circle and a square.
If a human figure - the most perfect creation of the universe - is tied with a belt and then the distance from the belt to the feet is measured, then this value will relate to the distance from the same belt to the top of the head, just as the entire height of a person relates to the length from the waist to the feet.
Second golden ratio.
In 1983, the Bulgarian artist Tsvetan Tsekov-Karandash published calculations showing the presence of a second form of the golden section, which followed from the main section and gives a different ratio of 44: 56 [Magazine "Fatherland" (Bulgaria), 1983, No. 10].
Tsekov-Pencil Tsvetan(1924-2010), Bulgarian cartoonist, illustrator and researcher of the work of Leonardo da Vinci. Died due to an accident that happened to him in December 2009.

"Energy" properties of the pyramid.

Wikipedia help: Energy pyramids - in New Age ("Western" mysticism) and esotericism this is the name for a structure in the shape of a pyramid, which is supposedly a converter or accumulator (accumulator) of some bioenergy unknown to science.
IN 1864 English (Scottish) astronomer Charles Piazzi Smith(Charles Piazzi Smyth, 1819-1900) went to Egypt and became interested in researching the structure and orientation of the great pyramids. The results of the research are presented in three monographs "Our inheritance in the Great Pyramid" ("Our research of the Great Pyramid", 1864), "Life and work in the great Pyramid" ("Life and work on the Great Pyramid", in 3 volumes, 1867), "On the antiquity of intellectual Man" ("On the antiquity of the intelligent man", 1868). Smith's measurements remain the classic reference for metrology of the Great Pyramid to this day. For this work he was awarded the Keith Prize of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
However, in these books, Smith emphasized his mystical views and assumptions about the essence of the Great Pyramid to the detriment of strictly scientific approach. This caused a break with many scientists and even Smith’s resignation from the Royal Society of London (1874).
In addition, Smith took the first photographs of the Great Pyramid and its internal passages and chambers using a special camera, and during these photographs, apparently for the first time in photography, he used magnesium as a flash lamp. Smith was, apparently, the first to obtain in his photograph the image of "ghosts" that were not visible to the naked eye at the time of photographing. It is unclear whether this was an astronomer’s joke, his design sophistication in photographing, or an accidental exposure twice, but since then, for a hundred and fifty years, this phenomenon has been actively discussed in publications on “alternative” science, and ghosts appear in photographs with enviable regularity.
IN 1958 Kabbalist and Egyptologist Mikhail Vladimirovich Saryatin(1883-1963) conducted a series of experiments inside the Cheops pyramid, identifying several types of its radiation. Saryatin showed that the radiation of any pyramid has a complex structure and special properties:
a) “Pi” ray, under the influence of which tumor cells are destroyed and microbes are destroyed;
b) The second ray, causing mummification of organic substances (drying) and destruction of microorganisms;
c) The third mysterious ray "Omega", under the influence of which food products that have been in the pyramid do not spoil for a long time, and which has a beneficial effect on the human body, increases its immune properties.
IN 1969 American experimental physicist Luis Alvarez(Luis Alvarez, 1911-1988) used cosmic rays to try to find out whether there were yet to be found (secret) rooms in the pyramid of Khafre. He installed cosmic radiation counters in it and conducted computer research. Alvarez's experiments caused a huge resonance in the scientific world - the geometry of the pyramid inexplicably disrupted the operation of all instruments, forcing scientists to temporarily stop conducting experiments.
IN 1976 year French radiaesthetists (dowsers) Leon Chomery(Leon Chaumery) and Arnold Belizal(Arnold Belizal) first suggested the role of the Great Pyramid as a transmitting station. They proved that, due to the enormous mass, the radiation from the shape of the pyramid reached such a force that from a very long distance, using the model of a small pyramid, it was possible to catch this radiation. Next, without a compass, accurately orient the route of a ship at sea or a camel caravan in the Sahara using a cardboard pyramid.
Chaumery L., Belizal A. de, "Essai de Radiesthésie Vibratoire" ("Essay on Vibrational Radioesthesia"), Paris: Editions Dangles, 1956.
IN 1988 hydrogeological engineer Alexander Efimovich Golod(born 1949) began to conduct the first experiments, when in the Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions thousands of hectares were sown with sunflower, corn and sugar beet seeds, processed in a pyramid. The results were impressive: the yield increase ranged from 30 to 50%. Cucumbers from the pyramid stopped suffering from chronic “cucumber” diseases, and also tolerated drought and acid rain with enviable ease.
According to the teachings of Golod, “firstly, proportions: the height of an untruncated pyramid should be related to the side of the base as 2.02:1; secondly, the pyramid itself, if biological objects are supposed to be placed in it, should be slightly truncated. As for the dimensions, then they can be anything, but it is better to make them higher. With the doubling of the pyramid, the impact on the objects placed inside increases millions of times.

Fig.3. Pyramid diagram by engineer A.E. Hunger.

The material for construction can be any dielectric, but the walls must be made as thin as possible. You need to orient the constructed pyramid with its face (any) towards the North Star. Seeds, seedlings and other items that you want to process in the pyramid can be placed anywhere in its internal facility for a period of at least 24 hours.”
And one last thing. “The time it takes for any pyramid to “accelerate” to its full radiation power is about three years.”

Bovi-Drbala zone.

The zone is concentrated at a height of 1/3 from the base. A French radioesthetist drew attention to its existence. Andre Bovy(André Bovis, 1871–1947), also called Antoine or Alfred by some authors.
IN 1935 year, Bovey, while exploring the Great Pyramid, discovered in the king’s chamber the remains of several cats and other small animals that had accidentally wandered here. Their corpses looked rather strange: there was no smell and there were no visible signs of decomposition. Surprised by this phenomenon, Bovey examined the corpses and found that they were dehydrated and mummified, despite the humidity in the room. Assuming that the whole point was in the shape of a pyramid, Bovey made a wooden model of the Cheops pyramid, the side of the base of which was 90 centimeters, and oriented it strictly to the north. Inside the pyramid, at one-third of the height, he placed a cat that had just died. A few days later the corpse was mummified. Bovey then experimented with other organic materials, particularly those that deteriorate quickly under normal conditions, such as bovine brains. The food did not spoil, and Bovey concluded that the shape of the pyramid had miraculous properties.
IN 1949 Czechoslovakian radio engineer Karel Drbal(Drbal Karel), inspired by the discovery of the Frenchman Bovy, invented a new way to keep razor blades sharp. He built a 15-centimeter model of the Cheops pyramid out of cardboard, oriented it north and south, and placed a razor blade inside. Drbal claimed that this blade could be used to shave at least 100 times and still remain sharp. The result is recorded in patent No. 91304 dated 04/01/1952 “Method for sharpening razor blades and straight razors.” Application No. R2399-49 dated November 4, 1949. Published on 08/15/1959.
"In accordance with the invention, the blades are stored in the magnetic field of the Earth under the surface of a pyramid of dielectric materials, such as thick paper, wax paper, cardboard, hardened plastic. The pyramid has a hatch of square, round, oval, etc. shape, in which the blades are inserted in. Pyramids with a square base are best, and it is better with a side of the square equal to the height of the pyramid, multiplied by half the Ludolf number. For example, for a height of 10 cm, a base of 15.7 cm is selected. The razor is placed on a substrate of dielectric material, the same. as a pyramid material, or other such as cork, wood, ceramics, paper, wax paper, etc., the height of which is chosen between 1/5 and 1/3 of the height of the pyramid. This substrate lies on a table also made of dielectric. The size of the substrate is chosen so that the blades lie freely on it; its height may differ from the specified range. Although this is not a mandatory requirement, it is recommended to install the razors on the substrate so that their sharp edges are directed to the east and west. and the longitudinal axes are directed north and south respectively."

Fig.4. Scheme of the Cheops pyramid.

Chronal batteries.

Few people know that thermophysicist A.I. Veynik experimentally studied a certain physical (material) connection between biological creatures and the cosmos. The simplest and oldest communication device discovered in the last century (!) is considered to be the huge pyramid of Cheops. Scientists have enthusiastically set about searching for unusual oddities in the properties of the models of this pyramid. Unfortunately, they lost sight of the fact that it is not miracles - anomalies - that need to be identified, but fundamentally new radiation, the existence of which modern physics forbade (and forbids) completely.
Veinik, studying the so-called “chronal” radiation of polyhedra, noted [TRP, chapter XVIII, paragraph “5. Chronal batteries”]: “Even more curious is that the ancient Egyptian priests were well aware of the properties of chronal radiation. This is evidenced by geometry - dimensions and configuration - their pyramids. At the location of the sarcophagus with the pharaoh, radiation is concentrated to such high intensity that it has a detrimental effect on many microorganisms: and not only on microorganisms: reports periodically appear in the press that all people who have been in the pyramids for a long time subsequently. they die from unknown diseases. It is chronal radiation that works. It is no coincidence that in Czechoslovakia a plastic model of a pyramid was used instead of a refrigerator for storing perishable foods - microorganisms feel uncomfortable in such a pyramid. And in a small model of a pyramid, blades are even sharpened" [KS].
“However, even simpler and accessible chronal sources for everyone are chronal accumulators, or accumulations, or temporal accumulators - it was with them that I began the study of a truly simple chronal phenomenon” [TRP, p. 332].
"Another type was suggested by the Egyptian pyramids. American researchers have discovered about 150 different exotic effects manifested in the pyramid. Some of them are directly related to the chronal phenomenon. Consequently, a polyhedron with a certain aspect ratio and corresponding orientation in relation to the cardinal points can also serve as a chronal accumulator Polyhedra with the ratio of the lengths of the edges of the Cheops pyramid are very effective: if the side of the square at the base of the pyramid is equal to one, then the height is 0.63, and the side edge is about 0.95" [TRP, p. 332].
"There are other types of effective polyhedra. For example, a cylindrical prism, at the base of which lies a regular heptagon with a side of 7.5 cm; the height of the prism is 17 cm, at the top and bottom it is crowned with seven-sided pyramids with an edge length of 12-12.5 cm, in total 21 edges" [TRP, p. 333].
“Experiments show that any such polyhedron in the general case can be monolithic or hollow, made, for example, from paper, cardboard, plastic, metal, etc. You can also do without faces altogether; it is enough to reproduce only the edges of the polyhedron from wire. This is explained as follows.
As is known, the strength of any field increases with the curvature of its isointension lines. This is where, for example, the tip effect comes from - let's remember the lightning rod pointed at the end. This also applies to the chronal field. The adherence of the latter to the interface between media greatly increases its concentration along the line or at the point of intersection of surfaces, especially if many of them intersect at once, because the curvature of the isochronal lines is great here. As a result, the influence of the surfaces themselves is reduced to a minimum and it is possible to do without them altogether, limiting oneself to only the ribs - the wire frame of the polyhedron, but the area covered by the frame is very significant.
The important role of the interface leads to the fact that the power (capacity) of any described battery is directly related to its size. For the same reason, capillary-porous bodies have a high chronological capacity. The colossal power of chronal radiation in the giant Cheops pyramid becomes clear.
Polyhedra have a set of amazing and varied properties, which depend on the composition and structure of the material, configuration, design and size of the polyhedron, etc. Currently, only a small part of these properties has been deciphered and almost nothing is known about the information they emit. For example, in Czechoslovakia, K. Drbal patented a method for keeping razors and razor knives sharp. After shaving, the blade is placed in a paper, cardboard or plastic Cheops-type pyramid 10 cm high at a height of 1/3 to 1/5 from the base. Changes occur in the material that allow you to shave 50-200 times with one blade (depending on the thickness of the beard). Larger pyramids in Czechoslovakia are used for storing perishable foods, because the chronal field inside the pyramid has a detrimental effect on microbes. This same field preserves mummies in Egyptian and other similar pyramids.
Living nature is well aware of the property of various configuration systems to accumulate chronal matter and widely and skillfully uses this property for its own purposes. For example, V.S. Grebennikov discovered a strong effect of nesting bees and wasps on protozoa and some types of microbes; bee honeycombs with a clearly consistent repeating geometry are especially indicative in this sense.
The nature of the influence of the chronal field on biological and other objects is discussed in more detail below. What is important for us here is that, using the simplest means, it is easy to produce a chronal accumulator, which is necessary for studying the properties of a truly simple chronal phenomenon. Each such battery spontaneously receives radiation from Space, as well as from terrestrial objects, especially biological ones, and after a few hours is ready for use; It reaches maximum power after many days, when it gradually charges not only itself, but also charges all surrounding objects, including the walls of the room. Unfortunately, almost all batteries of this kind are more or less harm the body, especially with prolonged exposure. In this sense, one can sympathize with the people working in the Louvre in Paris, over which a giant glass pyramid was recently built" [TRP, pp. 333-334].
Reference: The glass pyramid of the Louvre is installed in the center of the Napoleonic courtyard (cour Napoléon), it houses the entrance hall, ticket offices, wardrobe and shops, as well as rooms for temporary exhibitions, a lecture hall, and a parking lot. It was built from 1985 to 1989. The prototype was the Cheops pyramid. The architect is Chinese American Yo Ming Pei(English: Ieoh Ming Pei, born 1917).
On March 30, 1989, the official opening of the glass pyramid of the Louvre took place.
Around the large pyramid there are three smaller pyramids, they serve only as portholes. The faces of the pyramids consist entirely of glass segments, thus ensuring optimal illumination of the underground lobby, where the ticket office, information desks and entrances to all three wings of the museum are located.
Somewhat later, Yo Ming Pei returned to his project. On November 18, 1993, he built the so-called "Place du Carrousel" next to the Great Pyramid. inverted pyramid", which serves as another skylight to illuminate the underground halls of the Louvre.
Its height is 7.5 m. With a base length of 13.29 m, each side face of the pyramid has an area of ​​66.6 sq.m. Under the top of the "inverted pyramid", which falls short of the floor of the underground hall by about 1.4 m, is placed a small pyramid three feet high, or slightly less, of polished stone.

Application in metallurgy.

"Of doubtless interest is the effect of a generator (concentrator of cosmic chronal radiation) in the form of a pyramid, made according to the proportions of the famous pyramid of Cheops (Fig. 4). Its faces are oriented along the compass to the north, east, south and west. With the length of the side of the square at the base A, the length ribs B = 0.95 A, height H = 0.63 A. The solidifying casting is placed inside the pyramid at its focus at a distance of one-fifth to one-third of the height - marked in the figure with a double solid vertical line. In pyramids made of roofing iron and. cardboard without a bottom at A = 600 mm, the tensile strength of the previous casting increased by 12%, the yield strength - by 24%, and the elongation decreased by 14%. This option is interesting because it does not require any energy costs. Pyramid material (steel, cardboard. ) has virtually no effect on the properties of the casting.
The colossal penetrating ability of the chronal field makes it possible to control the solidification process of the casting at a distance, determine the position of the crystallization front inside the casting, etc. For example, a tube made of corrosion-resistant steel with a length of 1 m and an internal diameter of 15 mm was directed onto a bismuth casting; through it, the chronal radiation of the casting is supplied to the DG-1 sensor with a quartz microresonator [TRP, p. 342]. The metal in the mold (crucible) first melts and then solidifies, while its chronal field and temperature are simultaneously recorded using a thermocouple mounted in the body of the casting.

The measurement results are presented in Fig. 5. Solid curve 1 corresponds to a change in the frequency of resonant oscillations of a quartz plate (in Hertz), and dashed curve 2 corresponds to a change in the temperature of bismuth (in degrees Celsius, scale on the right). Between vertical dashed lines 3 and 4, the metal in the mold is melted, heat and chronal charge are supplied. The supply of charge is accompanied by an increase in the chronal, which determines the rate (speed) of all processes, including the oscillation frequency of the quartz plate of the sensor. In the liquid state, between straight lines 4 and 5, the charge flows off, the frequency returns to its original (zero) value. Between straight lines 5 and 6, the metal solidifies, heat and charge are removed, and the frequency (and chronal) drops below zero. On temperature curve 2, the processes of melting and solidification correspond to clear horizontal sections that are in good agreement with the chronal curve. Consequently, research shows that the chronal method completely allows for non-destructive remote control of foundry technology" [PVB, pp. 216-219].

Stimulation of vital activity.

"I'll start with microorganisms. For example, bread yeast in an aqueous solution of sugar at a temperature of 15 ° C, placed in focus and on the diagonal of the base, under the edge, at a distance of 80 mm from the corner of the previous tin pyramid, behaved differently. All the sugar is in focus successfully turned into alcohol, the water became clear, the sediment had a light yellow color, the smell of wine under the rib already after a week was combined with a putrid smell, in the end everything rotted, the color was dark brown, the smell was disgusting. This indicates a different intensity and structure. and the usefulness of chronal radiations within the same pyramid, it can both stimulate and inhibit the vital activity of organisms.
Now about the plants. Under the same conditions, 35 flax seeds were germinated in a glass bottle in damp gauze. After 4 days, 29 seeds sprouted at the focus of the tin pyramid, but not a single one under the edge.
The conditions are the same, but the pyramid is cardboard. After 4 days, not a single grain sprouted in the focus, 15 under the rib. After 11 days, there were 18 and 25 sprouted seeds, and the average length of the sprouts was 40 and 90 mm, respectively. Therefore, for living organisms important have not only the zones of the pyramid, but also its material.
The conditions are the same, but the pyramid consists only of ribs bent from copper wire (busbar) with a cross-section of 3x5 mm. After six days, 20 grains sprouted at the focus, 9 under the rib, the length of the sprouts was 45 (green leaves, well developed) and 17 mm (stunted leaves), respectively. As you can see, the absence of edges did not have a significant impact on the processes; edges are more important.
The effect of the chronal field on living organisms is an endless topic. Here I will only refer to melt water, which has a beneficial effect on plants and animals, stimulating their growth; at one time a lot was written and said about this. From Fig. Figure 5 shows that melting, and therefore melting, according to our experiments, increases the chronal charge and chronal of the substance, which sharply accelerates all life processes. This is the main thing physical essence the problem under discussion. After the charge drains from the thawed water, the effect disappears. For example, molten bismuth discharges after 20 minutes (Fig. 5), water - after an hour or two. To increase the duration of the vacuum, melt water should be kept in a vessel insulated with several layers of plastic film, and each such layer should be separated from the adjacent one by paper. The important role of snow retention in the fields becomes clear: it provides not only additional moisture, but most importantly, when the snow melts, plant growth is chronally stimulated" [PVB, pp. 220-221].
Warning to experimenter. “We must remember that the main functions of regulation of the body at all levels are of a chronal nature. At first, the chronal field is perceived easily, but the effect accumulates and then failures occur” [TRP, p. 392].
February 16 1923 year British expedition led by an archaeologist Howard Carter(Howard Carter, 1874-1939) in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor found the main treasure in the pyramid: the stone sarcophagus of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. When the sarcophagus was opened in February, a golden coffin containing his mummy was found inside. The sarcophagus was gold and contained more than 100 kg of pure gold, and the body of the pharaoh located there was mummified.
In subsequent years, rumors spread about the “curse of the pharaohs,” which allegedly led to the death of 12 “victims of the curse” who were present at the opening of the tomb. The curse is predominantly associated with deaths that occurred over the next few years after the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Sometimes the “curse of the pharaohs” is also attributed to the opening of old burials outside Egypt - the tomb of Tamerlane in Samarkand (1941), the tomb of Casimir the Great in Krakow (1973), the mummy of Otzi in the Alps (1991). The magical nature of the “curse” is denied by science.

Conclusion.

If we ignore the academic zaum, as well as the entertaining mysticism and MES-jumps (mathematical nonsense) of some pseudo-scientific prospectors, you will find that they all attribute today’s knowledge, skills and fantasies to ancient people.
In ancient times (more than 1-2 thousand years ago), people were primarily interested in preserving food. In deserts it was easy to store food under a pile of sand. Any person knew that this heap has the shape of a “cone” with two eternally constant angles (see Fig. 4):
- angle of repose(Alpha αosn) - the angle formed by the surface of the sand cone with the horizontal plane. For dry sand, Alpha base = 34°.
- opening angle(Alpha in) - the angle at the apex of the cone. For dry sand Alpha b = 112°.
Those who were involved in burying the dead probably paid attention to the effect of mummification (German: mumifizieren< араб. мум - воск, благовонная смола) человека (животного) в жарком и сухом воздухе. Естественно, появилась мысль хоронить фараонов в могильных курганах, но не под простой кучей песка, а под каменной пирамидой. Почему? Кучу песка над могилой соплеменника может насыпать каждый египтянин, а вот согнать мужиков в управляемую толпу и заставить её строить каменную кучу особой формы, может только сам будущий покойник - фараон! Сделать снаружи пирамиду ровной более или менее легко, чего не скажешь о размещении камер внутри по некоему плану. Достаточно взглянуть на рис.4 и обнаружится, что точность внутренней планировки пирамиды равна " трамвайной остановке".
The angle of inclination of the side face of the pyramid, also known as the angle of repose (αbas), was chosen to be about 51°50" not for any abstruse reasons, but simply obviously greater than 34°. Sand blown by the wind must be guaranteed to fall from the surface of the pyramid to the ground, where it will pick up, and not spoil the “majestic” appearance of the monastery of the “dried” deceased.
The question remains vague: did the Egyptians connect the mummification of corpses with the “reception” of congratulatory telegrams from extraterrestrial civilizations, the treatment of the pharaonic family, the preservation of especially valuable delicacies, or the sharpening of razor axes?
Jewish writer Sholom Nokhumovich Rabinovich(pseud. Sholom Aleichem, 1859-1916) is credited with a chic phrase that has become a “scientific” law for mathematicians, cosmologists and science fiction writers: “ If you can’t, but really want to, then you can"The conclusion suggests itself: pseudo-scientific prospectors will definitely find the answer!
However, who will study the location and properties of the Bovi-Drbala zone depending on the opening angle (αв). number of faces and material of the pyramid? Who will study physical properties incomprehensible radiation captured by the pyramids, the same one that thermophysicist A.I. Did you call Veynik “chronal”? Who will invent “informationoscopes” to receive information from the “subtle” worlds and decipher it?
Why do all the prospectors focus their remarkable efforts on “extracting” money from the pyramids, first of all, and only in the last place do they notice something unusual?

Additional information.

Pyramid	Age, years	Height, m	Base, m	Corner, Alpha basic	Corner, Alpha in
Cheops (cemetery in Giza)	2560-2540 BC	146,6	230,33	53°10′	~74°
Khafre (cemetery in Giza)	2900-2270 BC.	143,87	215,3	53°10′	~74°
Mikerin (cemetery in Giza)	2540-2520 BC.	65,55	108,4	51°20′25″	~78°
Paris, Louvre	30.03.1989	21,65	35,40	52°	76°
Inverted pyramid, Louvre	18.11.1993	7,5	13,29	52°	76°
Golod A.E., Ramenskoye	1990-2004 demolished	11,0	5,10	76.35°	27.3°
Golod A.E., Seliger	June 1997	22,0	10,69	76.35°	27.3°
Golod A.E., Novorizhskoe highway	30.11.1997	44,0	21,38	76.35°	27.3°
Sneferu "broken" (cemetery in Dahshur)	2613-2589 BC.	104,7	189,4	<49 м - 54°31" >49 m - 43°21"	~94°
Sneferu "pink" (cemetery in Dahshur)	2613-2589 BC.	104,4	218.5 × 221.5	43°36"	~93°

Literature.

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KS. Veinik A.I., “Book of Sorrow”, Minsk: manuscript, 10/03/1981. 287 mash. sheets.
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PVB. Veinik A.I., "Why I believe in God. A study of the manifestations of the spiritual world", Minsk: Belarusian Exarchate Publishing House, (1st edition - 1998, 2nd - 2000; 3rd - 2002; 4th - 2004; 5th - 2007; 6th - 2009).
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The Pyramid of Cheops was built around 2600 BC.

The pyramids are shrouded in mystery to this day. Many scientists have devoted their entire lives to unraveling the great construction and purpose of these majestic buildings. However, several thousand years, from the first research of Herodotus to the present day, have not brought the expected success. The main questions remained unanswered: who? When? For what? We will tell you about the most reliable assumptions and versions collected by the best scientists over several centuries and related to the history of the Egyptian pyramids.

Already in ancient times, the pyramids were considered one of the main wonders of the world! Their number was about 100, located along the banks of the Nile River. If you look at all the pyramids from above, their location is similar to a star map. The largest, main pyramids are located in Giza. The world-famous sphinxes, as well as temples and tombs of the pharaohs, are also located here. A very important factor of the pyramids is that all their faces are clearly located along the magnetic poles of the Earth! You probably already know the name of the three main pyramids? If not, then be sure to remember - the pyramid of Cheops, Mikerin and Khafre.

The largest pyramid, Cheops, was erected by Khufu, who at that time was a pharaoh. The estimated, most accurate date of construction is 2590 BC. The height of the pyramid is more than 146 meters, the length of each side is more than 241 m. The faces are located in the cardinal directions with amazing accuracy, the angle of inclination is 52 degrees. The Pyramid of Cheops covers an area of ​​5.4 hectares, the base is aligned relative to the horizon with an accuracy of 3 centimeters. The pyramid consists of more than 2,350,000 stone blocks, each weighing about two and a half tons! The pyramid was originally covered with a white sandstone casing to give it an accurate shape and long-lasting durability. Unfortunately, the cladding has not survived to this day.

The entrance to the pyramid is at an altitude of 14 meters. There are no decorations, inscriptions or drawings inside. Therefore, there are three chambers, the lower of which is located at a depth of 30 meters relative to the ground. The room is hewn out of the rock, in order to get to it you need to overcome 120 meters of a narrow corridor (1.1x1.0) at an angle of 27 degrees. After this, the remaining 9 meters, the angle changes to zero relative to the horizon. The tunnel ends with a burial chamber measuring (8.0 x 14.0 x 3.0).

Now the passage to the lower tier is closed, but you can walk along the stairs, and then along the 40-meter corridor that leads to the queen’s chamber. The room with dimensions (5.5x5.2x6.3) is located clearly in the middle, at a height of 20 meters from the ground. There are two ventilation shafts in the walls, directed exactly north and south, but not facing the street.

Even higher is the “Grand Gallery” - a corridor more than 48 meters long, with a ceiling height of 8.4 m and an inclination angle of 26 degrees. The walls are lined with polished lime slabs in eight layers. At the end of the corridor there is the main room - the tomb of the pharaoh with dimensions (10.5x5.3x5.8). The chamber is lined with black Aswan granite, each block of which weighs at least thirty tons! Moreover, all the blocks are so well polished and adjusted that even the thinnest knife blade cannot pass between them. The ceiling consists of 9 monoliths, each weighing more than 400 tons. Above them are unloading chambers 17 meters high, designed to preserve the peace of the pharaoh. A gable roof was built above them, made of huge blocks that bear the weight of more than a million tons! We also note that the pharaoh’s sarcophagus is much wider than the entrance to the chamber, and most likely it was hewn right here, from a large block of granite.

There are also ventilation chambers (0.2x0.2) with the exact north-south direction, but unlike the queen’s chamber, here they go outside. In 817, Caliph Mamun was able to enter the tomb of the pharaoh, but found only an empty sarcophagus there; the remains of Cheops were never discovered.

The finds near the pyramid are also interesting. For example, in 1953, during excavations, the oldest ship in the world was discovered - a wooden boat, about 44 meters long, built without nails from cedar. Traces of silt were found on the wooden elements of which, which means that at one time the boat was used for its intended purpose. Ancient writings claim that the pyramid was surrounded by a stone wall, the height of which was 10 meters and the width of 3 meters. There were two temples located nearby - the upper and the lower. The upper one was east of the pyramid, built from Turkish limestone and contained about 40 granite pillars. The lower temple was used for the first part of the funeral ceremony.

The essence of the entire system of buildings was most likely this - initially the remains of the pharaoh were delivered along the Nile to the lower temple, where, after the necessary preparations, they were sent to the upper temple along a long connecting corridor. In the upper temple, among many columns, funeral services and prayers for the repose of the pharaoh took place. After this, the body was taken to the lower chamber of the pyramid, where the pharaoh was carefully walled up. On the four sides of the pyramid, walled up in the rocks, there were four boats intended for travel in the afterlife. The main pyramid was accompanied by three small satellite pyramids (base length 49 m), located in the same way as the upper temple, in the east. Moreover, each subsequent one (from north to south) is smaller than the previous one. It is believed that the companion pyramids were intended for the wives of the pharaoh.

There are other theories about the purpose of the pyramids. In those distant times, the pharaohs were ruled by a group of priests who possessed unearthly knowledge. This was a separate caste of people who called themselves the chosen ones. They knew mathematics, medicine, astronomy and other sciences very well. The level of education of the priests was many times higher than our understanding of the world. This knowledge was inaccessible to the common man. The priests chose their students themselves, initiating and teaching them in underground rooms located under the pyramids. The teachings assumed a connection with the universe and awareness of the essence of earthly existence. After this, the student was tested in the labyrinths of the pyramids, then in a secret sanctuary, under pain of death, they sought complete obedience and an oath of non-disclosure of secrets. The priests could predict the future thanks to their connection with the higher powers of the universe. Let’s make a reservation right away: later the chosen ones disappeared due to the so-called loss of communication.

Modern scientists have found many confirmations of this - the 33-year duration of Christ, the date of the beginning of the Second World War. Back in 1964, Charles Smith suggested that the pyramids store information for understanding prophecies from the Bible from the beginning of time until the second coming of God.

In 1994, using computer modeling, a discovery was made that explained the location of the three main pyramids, which exactly corresponded to the position of the three stars of Orion's belt, which at that time just crossed the Giza meridian. If this assumption is correct, then the age of the pyramids can be increased to 10,400 BC! The same Sphinx is a confirmation of this theory, because its gaze is directed precisely to the point where this constellation was located.

With the help of modern equipment, hidden tunnels were discovered under the sphinx itself, which, according to legend, should have led to a chamber containing a capsule with a message for all humanity. Indeed, the chamber was found; it contained a sarcophagus made of black granite; unfortunately, it turned out to be empty. Therefore, on the walls of the tunnel leading to the chamber, drawings were discovered that represent predictions of the future of humanity. From there it became known that our civilization would face a series of cosmic cataclysms that would terrorize the “Earth” for several millennia. However, the priests will appear on our planet again and will find a way to salvation by mastering space and restoring a civilization based on the laws of existence.

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Age of the pyramid

The architect of the Great Pyramid is considered to be Hemiun, the vizier and nephew of Cheops. He also bore the title "Manager of all Pharaoh's construction projects." It is assumed that the construction, which lasted twenty years (during the reign of Cheops), ended around 2540 BC. e. .

Existing methods for dating the time when construction of the pyramid began are divided into historical, astronomical and radiocarbon. In Egypt, the date for the start of construction of the Cheops Pyramid was officially established (2009) and celebrated - August 23, 2560 BC. e. This date was obtained using the astronomical method of Kate Spence (University of Cambridge). However, this method and the dates obtained with it have been criticized by many Egyptologists. Dates according to other dating methods: 2720 BC. e. (Stephen Hack, University of Nebraska), 2577 BC. e. (Juan Antonio Belmonte, University of Astrophysics in Canaris) and 2708 BC. e. (Pollux, Bauman University). Radiocarbon dating gives a range from 2680 BC. e. to 2850 BC e. Therefore, there is no serious confirmation of the established “birthday” of the pyramid, since Egyptologists cannot agree on exactly what year construction began.

First mention of the pyramid

The complete absence of mention of the pyramid in Egyptian papyri remains a mystery. The first descriptions are found in the Greek historian Herodotus (5th century BC) and in ancient Arab legends [ ] . Herodotus reported (at least 2 millennia after the appearance of the Great Pyramid) that it was built under a despot pharaoh named Cheops (Greek: Cheops). Koufou), who ruled for 50 years, that 100 thousand people were employed in construction. for twenty years, and that the pyramid is in honor of Cheops, but not his grave. The real grave is a burial near the pyramid. Herodotus gave erroneous information about the size of the pyramid, and also mentioned about the middle pyramid of the Giza plateau that it was built by the daughter of Cheops, who sold herself, and that each building stone corresponded to the man to whom she was given. According to Herodotus, if “to lift the stone, a long winding path to the grave was revealed,” without specifying which pyramid he was talking about; however, the pyramids of the Giza plateau did not have “winding” paths to the tomb at the time Herodotus visited them; on the contrary, the Descending Passage of BP Cheops is distinguished by careful straightforwardness. At that time, no other premises were known in the BP.

Appearance

Surviving fragments of the pyramid's cladding and the remains of the pavement surrounding the building

The pyramid is called "Akhet-Khufu" - "Horizon of Khufu" (or more accurately "Related to the firmament - (it is) Khufu"). Consists of limestone and granite blocks. It was built on a natural limestone hill. After the pyramid has lost several layers of cladding, this hill is partially visible on the eastern, northern and southern sides of the pyramid. Despite the fact that the Cheops pyramid is the tallest and most voluminous of all the Egyptian pyramids, Pharaoh Sneferu built the pyramids in Meidum and Dahshur (Broken Pyramid and Pink Pyramid), the total mass of which is estimated at 8.4 million tons.

Initially, the pyramid was lined with white limestone, which was harder than the main blocks. The top of the pyramid was crowned with a gilded stone - pyramidion (ancient Egyptian - “Benben”). The cladding shone in the sun with a peach color, like “a shining miracle to which the sun god Ra himself seemed to give all his rays.” In 1168, the Arabs sacked and burned Cairo. Residents of Cairo removed the cladding from the pyramid in order to build new houses.

Statistical data

Pyramid of Cheops in the 19th century

Map of the necropolis near the Cheops pyramid

• Height (today): ≈ 136.5 m
• Side angle (current): 51° 50"
• Side rib length (original): 230.33 m (calculated) or about 440 royal cubits
• Side fin length (current): approx. 225 m
• The length of the sides of the base of the pyramid: south - 230.454 m; north - 230.253 m; west - 230.357 m; east - 230.394 m
• Foundation area (initially): ≈ 53,000 m2 (5.3 ha)
• Lateral surface area of ​​the pyramid (initially): ≈ 85,500 m2
• Base perimeter: 922 meters
• Total volume of the pyramid without deducting the cavities inside the pyramid (initially): ≈ 2.58 million m3
• Total volume of the pyramid minus all known cavities (initially): 2.50 million m 3
• Average volume of stone blocks: 1,147 m3
• Average weight of stone blocks: 2.5 tons
• The heaviest stone block: about 35 tons - is located above the entrance to the “King’s Chamber”.
• The number of blocks of average volume does not exceed 1.65 million (2.50 million m³ - 0.6 million m³ of rock base inside the pyramid = 1.9 million m 3 /1.147 m 3 = 1.65 million blocks of the specified volume can physically fit in the pyramid , without taking into account the volume of mortar in interblock joints); referring to a 20-year construction period * 300 working days per year * 10 working hours per day * 60 minutes per hour leads to a speed of laying (and delivery to the construction site) of about a block of two minutes.
• According to estimates, the total weight of the pyramid is about 4 million tons (1.65 million blocks x 2.5 tons)
• The base of the pyramid rests on a natural rocky elevation about 12-14 m high in the center and, according to the latest data, occupies at least 23% of the original volume of the pyramid
• The number of layers (tiers) of stone blocks is 210 (at the time of construction). Now there are 203 layers.

Concavity of the sides

Concavity of the sides of the Cheops pyramid

When the sun moves around the pyramid, you can notice an unevenness - a concavity in the central part of the walls. This may be due to erosion or damage from falling stone cladding. It is also possible that this was specially done during construction. As Vito Maragioglio and Celeste Rinaldi note, the pyramid of Mycerinus no longer has such concave sides. I.E.S. Edwards explains this feature by saying that the central part of each side was simply pressed inward over time by the large mass of stone blocks. [ ]

As in the 18th century, when this phenomenon was discovered, today there is still no satisfactory explanation for this architectural feature.

Observation of the concavity of the sides at the end of the 19th century, Description of Egypt

Tilt angle

It is not possible to accurately determine the original parameters of the pyramid, since its edges and surfaces are currently mostly dismantled and destroyed. This makes it difficult to calculate the exact angle of inclination. In addition, its symmetry itself is not ideal, so deviations in the numbers are observed with different measurements.

Geometric study of ventilation tunnels

A study of the geometry of the Great Pyramid does not provide a clear answer to the question of the original proportions of this structure. It is assumed that the Egyptians had an idea about the “Golden ratio" and the number pi, which were reflected in the proportions of the pyramid: thus, the ratio of height to base is 14/22 (height = 280 cubits, and base = 440 cubits, 280/440 = 14/ 22). For the first time in world history, these quantities were used in the construction of the pyramid at Meidum. However, for pyramids of later eras, these proportions were not used anywhere else, as, for example, some have height-to-base ratios, such as 6/5 (Pink Pyramid), 4/3 (Pyramid of Khafre) or 7/5 (Broken Pyramid).

Some of the theories consider the pyramid to be an astronomical observatory. It is argued that the corridors of the pyramid accurately point towards the “pole star” of that time - Thuban, the ventilation corridors on the south side point to the star Sirius, and on the north side to the star Alnitak.

Internal structure

Cross section of the Cheops pyramid:

The entrance to the pyramid is at an altitude of 15.63 meters on the north side. The entrance is formed by stone slabs laid in the form of an arch, but this is the structure that was inside the pyramid - the true entrance has not been preserved. The true entrance to the pyramid was most likely closed with a stone plug. A description of such a plug can be found in Strabo, and its appearance can also be imagined based on the preserved slab that covered the upper entrance to the Bent Pyramid of Snefru, the father of Cheops. Today, tourists get inside the pyramid through a 17-meter gap, which was made 10 meters lower by the Baghdad caliph Abdullah al-Mamun in 820. He hoped to find the pharaoh's countless treasures there, but found there only a layer of dust half a cubit thick.

Inside the Cheops pyramid there are three burial chambers, located one above the other.

Funeral "pit"

Underground Chamber Maps

A 105 m long descending corridor running at an inclination of 26° 26'46 leads to an 8.9 m long horizontal corridor leading to the chamber 5 . Situated below ground level in a limestone bedrock, it remained unfinished. The dimensions of the chamber are 14x8.1 m, it extends from east to west. The height reaches 3.5 m, the ceiling has a large crack. At the southern wall of the chamber there is a well about 3 m deep, from which a narrow manhole (0.7 × 0.7 m in cross-section) stretches in a southern direction for 16 m, ending in a dead end. At the beginning of the 19th century, engineers John Shae Perring and Richard William Howard Vyse cleared the floor of the chamber and dug a well 11.6 m deep, in which they hoped to discover a hidden burial chamber. They were based on the testimony of Herodotus, who claimed that the body of Cheops was on an island surrounded by a canal in a hidden underground chamber. Their excavations came to nothing. Later studies showed that the chamber was abandoned unfinished, and it was decided to build the burial chambers in the center of the pyramid itself.

Ascending Corridor and Queen's Chambers

From the first third of the descending passage (18 m from the main entrance), an ascending passage goes south at the same angle of 26.5° ( 6 ) about 40 m long, ending at the bottom of the Great Gallery ( 9 ).

At its beginning, the ascending passage contains 3 large cubic granite “plugs”, which from the outside, from the descending passage, were masked by a block of limestone that fell out during the work of al-Mamun. Thus, for the first 3000 years from the construction of the pyramid (including during the era of its active visits in Antiquity), it was believed that there were no other rooms in the Great Pyramid other than the descending passage and the underground chamber. Al-Mamun was unable to break through these plugs and simply hollowed out a bypass to the right of them in the softer limestone. This passage is still in use today. There are two main theories about the traffic jams, one of them is based on the fact that the ascending passage has traffic jams installed at the beginning of construction and thus this passage was sealed by them from the very beginning. The second argues that the current narrowing of the walls was caused by an earthquake, and the plugs were previously located within the Great Gallery and were used to seal the passage only after the funeral of the pharaoh.

An important mystery of this section of the ascending passage is that in the place where the traffic jams are now located, in the full-size, albeit shortened model of the pyramid passages - the so-called test corridors north of the Great Pyramid - there is a junction of not two, but three corridors at once, the third of which is a vertical tunnel. Since no one has yet been able to move the plugs, the question of whether there is a vertical hole above them remains open.

In the middle of the ascending passage, the design of the walls has a peculiarity: in three places the so-called “frame stones” are installed - that is, the passage, square along its entire length, pierces through three monoliths. The purpose of these stones is unknown. In the area of ​​the frame stones, the walls of the passage have several small niches.

A horizontal corridor 35 m long and 1.75 m high leads to the second burial chamber from the lower part of the Great Gallery in a southerly direction. The walls of this horizontal corridor are made of very large limestone blocks, on which false “seams” are applied, imitating masonry from smaller blocks . Behind the western wall of the passage there are cavities filled with sand. The second chamber is traditionally called the “Queen’s Chamber,” although according to the ritual, the wives of the pharaohs were buried in separate small pyramids. The Queen's Chamber, lined with limestone, measures 5.74 meters from east to west and 5.23 meters from north to south; its maximum height is 6.22 meters. There is a high niche in the eastern wall of the chamber.

Drawing of the Queen's Chamber ( 7 )

Niche in the wall of the Queen's Chamber

Corridor at the entrance to the queen's hall (1910)

Entrance to the Queen's Chamber (1910)

Niche in the Queen's Chamber (1910)

Ventilation duct in the queen's chamber (1910)

Corridor to the ascending tunnel ( 12 )

Granite plug (1910)

Corridor to the ascending tunnel (on the left are closing blocks)

Grotto, Grand Gallery and Pharaoh's Chambers

Another branch from the lower part of the Great Gallery is a narrow, almost vertical shaft about 60 m high, leading to the lower part of the descending passage. There is an assumption that it was intended to evacuate workers or priests who were completing the “sealing” of the main passage to the “King’s Chamber.” Approximately in the middle of it there is a small, most likely natural extension - the “Grotto” (Grotto) of irregular shape, in which several people could fit at most. Grotto ( 12 ) is located at the “junction” of the masonry of the pyramid and a small, about 9 meters high, hill on the limestone plateau lying at the base of the Great Pyramid. The walls of the Grotto are partially reinforced by ancient masonry, and since some of its stones are too large, there is an assumption that the Grotto existed on the Giza plateau as an independent structure long before the construction of the pyramids, and the evacuation shaft itself was built taking into account the location of the Grotto. However, taking into account the fact that the shaft was hollowed out in the already laid masonry, and not laid out, as evidenced by its irregular circular cross-section, the question arises of how the builders managed to accurately reach the Grotto.

The large gallery continues the ascending passage. Its height is 8.53 m, it is rectangular in cross-section, with walls slightly tapering upward (the so-called “false vault”), a high inclined tunnel 46.6 m long. In the middle of the Great Gallery along almost the entire length there is a square recess with a regular cross-section measuring 1 meter wide and 60 cm deep, and on both side protrusions there are 27 pairs of recesses of unknown purpose. The recess ends with the so-called. “Big step” - a high horizontal ledge, a 1x2 meter platform at the end of the Great Gallery, immediately before the hole into the “hallway” - the Antechamber. The platform has a pair of ramp recesses similar to those in the corners near the wall (the 28th and last pair of BG recesses). Through the “hallway” a hole leads into the funeral “Tsar’s Chamber” lined with black granite, where an empty granite sarcophagus is located. The sarcophagus lid is missing. Ventilation shafts have mouths in the “King’s Chamber” on the southern and northern walls at a height of about a meter from the floor level. The mouth of the southern ventilation shaft is severely damaged, the northern one appears intact. The floor, ceiling, and walls of the chamber do not have any decorations or holes or fastening elements of anything dating back to the construction of the pyramid. The ceiling slabs have all burst along the southern wall and are not falling into the room only due to the pressure from the weight of the overlying blocks.

Above the “Tsar’s Chamber” there are five unloading cavities with a total height of 17 m discovered in the 19th century, between which lie monolithic granite slabs about 2 m thick, and above there is a gable roof made of limestone. It is believed that their purpose is to distribute the weight of the overlying layers of the pyramid (about a million tons) to protect the “King's Chamber” from pressure. In these voids, graffiti was discovered, probably left by workers.

Interior of the Grotto (1910)

Drawing of a Grotto (1910)

Drawing of the connection of the Grotto with the Great Gallery (1910)

Entrance to the Tunnel (1910)

View of the Great Gallery from the entrance to the room

Large gallery

Grand Gallery (1910)

Drawing of the Pharaoh's Chamber

Pharaoh's chamber

Pharaoh's Chamber (1910)

Interior of the vestibule in front of the Tsar's chamber (1910)

"Ventilation" channel at the southern wall of the king's room (1910)

Ventilation ducts

So-called “ventilation” channels 20-25 cm wide extend from the “Tsar’s Chamber” and “Queen’s Chamber” in the northern and southern directions (first horizontally, then obliquely upward). At the same time, the channels of the “Tsar’s Chamber,” known since the 17th century, through, they are open both below and above (on the edges of the pyramid), while the lower ends of the channels of the “Queen’s Chamber” are separated from the surface of the wall by about 13 cm; they were discovered by tapping in 1872. The upper ends of the Queen's Chamber shafts do not reach the surface by about 12 meters, and are closed by stone Gantenbrink Doors, each with two copper handles. The copper handles were sealed with plaster seals (not preserved, but traces remain). In the southern ventilation shaft, the “door” was discovered in 1993 with the help of the remote-controlled robot “Upout II”; the bend of the northern shaft did not allow Then detect the same “door” in it by this robot. In 2002, using a new modification of the robot, a hole was drilled in the southern “door,” but behind it a small cavity 18 centimeters long and another stone “door” were discovered. What lies next is still unknown. This robot confirmed the presence of a similar “door” at the end of the northern channel, but they did not drill it. In 2010, a new robot was able to insert a serpentine television camera into a drilled hole in the southern “door” and discovered that the copper “handles” on that side of the “door” were designed in the form of neat hinges, and individual red ocher icons were painted on the floor of the “ventilation” shaft. Currently, the most common version is that the purpose of the “ventilation” ducts was of a religious nature and is associated with the Egyptian ideas about the afterlife journey of the soul. And the “door” at the end of the channel is nothing more than a door to the afterlife. That is why it does not reach the surface of the pyramid. At the same time, the shafts of the upper burial chamber have through exits to the outside and inside the room; it is unclear whether this is due to some change in ritual; Since the outer few meters of the pyramid's lining have been destroyed, it is unclear whether there were "Gantenbrink Doors" in the upper shafts. (could have been in a place where the mine was not preserved). In the southern upper shaft there is a so-called “Cheops niches” are strange extensions and grooves that may have contained a “door”. There are no “niches” at all in the northern upper one.

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