The Great Pyramid. Historical engraving of a section through the Great Pyramid at Giza,Egypt. The engraving shows: 1,kings burial chamber; 2,queen's chamber,3,unfinished chamber; 4,entrance; 5,grand gallery; 6,8,9 & 12 shafts; 7,original outline before theft of the stones. The Great Pyramid was built around 2800 BC as a monument to King Cheops. It has a vertical height of 146 metres and consists of around 2.3 million stone blocks. Giza's pyramids are the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world still intact |