The Architectural Features and Rooms in the Pyramids

Architectural Features

The main structure of the Great Pyramids of Giza is a rectangular base with four sloped triangular sides meeting at the apex. The base of the pyramid is around 213 metres wide and covers 4 hectares of land. The bricks were stacked layed in a jagged way. It is quite a mystery on how the Ancient Egyptians constructed the Pyramids and what exact method they used.

 Rooms & Chambers

The Great Pyramids of Giza have over 3 rooms such as the Grand Gallery, Queen's chamber and King's Chamber. There were small air shafts and tunnels leading to these chambers from the outside of the pyramid.

Grand gallery :

• A large hallway or passageway over 46 metres long, more than 1.5 metres wide and nearly 9 metres high!

King's Chamber :

• Highly important and larger than the other rooms/chambers.

• Has a granite sarcophagus or coffin.

• Khufu's sarcophagus rests in there.

• There were large granite stones above this chamber weighing around 25,000 to 80,000 kilograms each!

Queen's Chamber

• Some archaelogists believe that the queen was not buried in the queen's chamber, despite its name.

• Others believed that a life-sized statue of the king was placed in this chamber/room.