Hidden corridor discovered in Pyramid of Giza using modern-day technology. Check details

By Smith On Mar 3, 2023

Egyptian antiquities officials have found a hidden corridor, about nine meters long, near the main entrance of the Great Pyramid of Giza, which is believed to reveal additional discoveries.

Non-invasive technologies, such as infrared thermography, 3D simulations, and cosmic-ray imaging, have been used since 2015 to examine the pyramid’s interior.

The corridor was discovered using cosmic-ray muon radiography, and scientists were able to capture images of it by inserting a 6mm-thick endoscope through a small joint in the pyramid’s stones.

According to an article in the scientific journal Nature on Thursday, the recently found hidden corridor near the Great Pyramid of Giza could provide valuable insights into the pyramid’s construction and shed light on the purpose of a gabled limestone structure located in front of the corridor.

The pyramid, which was built during the reign of Pharaoh Khufu, also known as Cheops, around 2560 BC, was intended to serve as a grand tomb.

Nine intriguing facts about the Giza Pyramids

Ex-tallest structure in the world

One of the most interesting Giza pyramids facts is that the Great Pyramid held the record as the tallest structure in the world built by man for almost four thousand years.

It was not until the Eiffel Tower was built in Paris, France.

Well planned work

Inside the main chamber of the Great Pyramid lies a granite coffer that is far too large to have fit down the narrow passageway at the entrance.

This realisation has led historians and archaeological to believe that the Great Pyramid was built around the coffer rather than it being brought inside.

Shining star

The Pyramids of Giza were once covered in a white casing made of glimmering limestone which was so polished that it would reflect the sun’s rays. The original pyramid with its casing stones would act like gigantic mirrors and reflect light so powerful that it would be visible from the moon as a shining star on earth.

Visible from space

The size of the Great Pyramid of Giza are enormous measuring 756 ft at its base and 455 ft in height. In fact, the pyramids are so big that can be visible from space on clear days. No other man made structure in the world can boast this incredible fact.

A wall around France?

The quarry at Aswan, about 525 miles upriver, was the site for the stone used to make the massive blocks that comprise the pyramid and it has been suggested that there are enough blocks in the three pyramids to build a 10 ft high 1 ft thick wall around France.

According to Dr. Waziri, it is believed that the five rooms situated above the king’s burial chamber in a different section of the pyramid were constructed to distribute the weight of the immense structure. Additionally, it is possible that the pharaoh had more than one burial chamber. In 2017, researchers from the Scan Pyramids project disclosed the detection of a void within the pyramid, which was at least 30 meters in length. This was the first significant inner structure to be found since the 19th century.

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What was the ancient name of the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Akhet Khufu
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