Pyramids of Egypt
In Giza near Cairo, the Egyptian capital. Built around 2480-2550 s. M great pyramid of the most important Egyptian antiquities away 28 kilometers from Cairo and one of the builders of ancient Egypt's kings of the fourth, which ruled the country for thousands of years called Cheops The Greeks were firing named Ikhyeeobs built to be graves of Cheops died this Jabbar, who wanted to commemorate his name and his body Tomb not much more than a name and wonder stones for construction and architectural greatness, which is rising about 481 submitted, along the north side of 612 forward. hierarchy of the four aspects of each of 755 forward, 8 inches and ultimately deserves to be much of the world wonders and be a center for insisting Jeeptin these wonders of the pyramids are still standing on the we
The Egyptian pyramids, the tombs of kings and queens , and temples were built next to it to help the priests property spirit to go later life .
In the Old Kingdom ( 2585 BC. AD . --2,134 S . M . ) Was Egyptian artists Anakecon in hieroglyphics on the walls of the burial chamber of the mummy property texts is instructions and hymns they be read in front of the gods and spells for guarded in its path after- life , I knew these texts texts Ahram (Pyramid Texts). During the era of the Old Kingdom pyramids were built of large stone , but with the passage of time Say size, because it was expensive .
Most of the pyramids were constructed Western Sahara Nile so that the sun sets behind them , because the ancient Egyptians believed that the spirit of the deceased King left his body to roam the sky with the sun all day , and when the sun sets back the spirit of the royal tomb pyramid to renew themselves . The entrances to the pyramids in the center of the northern facade of the pyramid , and the entrance to the Great Pyramid rises 17 meters above the surface of the earth where the corridor leads down to the burial chamber of King .
Change the design of the pyramids with time , but its entrance under will be held on the north side of the lead to the passage down to the bottom and sometimes leads to the burial chamber of King , which was constructed on the point at the center of the base o
The road extends from the valley through the desert to lead Temple funeral called the Temple of the pyramid and was related to the status of the eastern facade of the pyramid, which was comprised of a group of pyramids including the Pyramids of aftershocks and the pyramids of queens , and these were the pyramids disciples small places for burial and did not know her secret , and it was by the statues represent k ( spirit ) King . The pyramids of queens small , simple and small, around the temples were dedicated to the burial of his wives granulocytic him . Called the pyramid of King Khufu Pyramid , where is located in the desert west of Giza in Egypt and beside a pyramid of King Khafre (son of Khufu ) and King Menkaure ( grandson of Cheops) , and the method of burial began with the ancient