The Great Pyramid of Giza

If you have the opportunity to travel, where would you want to go? Me, I got so many amazing places in mind, but top of the list is the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, also known as Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu, and Pyramid of Cheops.

The Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed as the tomb of fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu. What draws me to it is the fact that it is said to be the only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The others which were already destroyed are: Hanging Gardens of Babylon,Statue of Zeus at Olympia,Temple of Artemis at Ephesus,Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus,Colossus of Rhodes and Lighthouse of Alexandria.

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis. Like many ancient relics, it is enveloped by great perplexities. According to world-mysteries.com:


'...the Giza Pyramids were built by the Fourth Dynasty Pharaohs Khufu, Khafre and Menkhare, as tombs. Yet not one of their bodies was found in any of them. The King’s Chamber in the Great Pyramid was discovered to be completely empty upon its opening, its Stone Box sealed but vacant. In the Belzoni Chamber, beneath the Second Pyramid, a stone box was found like the one in the Great Pyramid, but it too contained no corpse. In 1878, a sarcophagus with a mummy inside was brought to light in the Third Pyramid. Though both the sarcophagus and mummy were lost at sea during their transport to the British Museum, samples had been taken from them, and when later analyzed by radiocarbon dating techniques, they were found to be from a fairly late date, only 2,000 to 2,500 years ago.'


Chilling isn't it? But, that's only the tip of the iceberg or shall I say 'tip of the Great Pyramid of Giza'. There's more, I know, but for now, I can only dream of being there :-)






photo source: www.travelguide2egypt.com
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