Pyramid of Saqqara

the terrific Pyramid of Saqqara

Pyramid of Saqqara
in this area(Saqqara) built the first stony structure in the world  called  the Saqqara pyramid. King Zoser who built it in 2816 B.C.
 the pyramids of Saqqara,which include the pyramids of kings Tte, Unas,  Userkaf, graves of Mary and Rocca, Kakjti, Ptah Hotep,t Ne Ankh Khnum, Khnum Hotep, Nefer, Ptah Nefer haram, Aero Roca Ptah, Qar, Petah pyramid. Miho. Ankh Mahor, Navarre Hesm Ra and the tomb of sensory Add to Group Pyramids Abu Sir, Dahshur that are also considered  one of the most significant archeological sites in Egypt, which contains the most important archaeological treasures.where was found out more than archaeological discovery of gold in the pyramids and cemeteries, and most important of these pyramids, Bent Pyramid, known as the Pyramid yellow pyramid curve Senvero King, the Black Pyramid of King Amenemhat . the pyramid of King Senusret  began in this region to receive the World Tourism after preparing for that.

boats of the sun (part 2)

boats of the sun

the boat is a main cabin divided into two rooms:
-  a small room in the foreground.
-  a large  room (7 meters). 

- 36 columns are  surrounding the cabin in the wedge-shaped tent, but it is limited master very small fall in the prow.

- the composite has 10 oars  five  on each side.
-  perhaps has developed this compound to be at the disposal of the king in the afterlife.

boats of the sun (part 1)

boats of the sun

 boats of the sun,

Beside the pyramids There is a museum called boats of the sun,which were found hidden beside the pyramids and On one side pyramid (khufu).
it is made of cedar wood exogenous from the mountains of Lebanon. 

it was disassembled and placed very carefully.
it also was found ropes,oars of their own, its length is (5.43 meters), and a maximum width (9.5 meters), and depth (87.1 meters), and high forefront of a pack Brady (6 meters), and high tail (7 meters) and the composite consists of 1224 pieces of wooden the longest one is  (23 m), and the smallest one (10 cm ).

the great sphinx statue

the great sphinx statue

the sphinx statue,

the huge statue "Sphinx"  was carved by the king khafre and looks as follows:
- its body as a lion and face as human ,close to the pyramids.
- since  roughly 4500 year  in most of the time it was buried up to his neck in the sand, and that protected it  against the vicissitudes of time.
- its length is 48 meters. -
- Since its discovery in modern ages turned Sphinx prey to the wind,water and human  because the limestone that the statue was carved of it eroded by groundwater and the sandy wind.
- this Pharaonic statue subjected to several restoration operations.

The pyramid of king Menkaure

The Pyramid of king Menkaure

The Pyramid of king Menkaure,
the pyramid was built by the king Menkaure son of the king khafre looks as follows:
- The length of each side of the ribs 5108 meters.
- originally its height is 5.66 meter.
- the inclination angle is 51 degrees.
- its entrance is on the north side amounted about four meters above ground level,and leads to a corridor Falling with length 31 meters. 

- angle of descent is simple,the roof of the granite and then find corridors lined with stones and lead to a horizontal corridor three barricades, and then get to the burial chamber.
- it was found the wooden coffin with his name and has reserved the British Museum mummy.

- he entitled his pyramid (the Bible).

The pyramid of king khafre(part 2)

the pyramid of king Khafre

the pyramid of king Khafre
he entitled his pyramid as the great.Khafre is considered the fourth King in the fourth family,he also married Princess (meras Ankh).the historian (Maniton) says that he had ruled  twenty-six years,he is also attributed to the second pyramid of Giza,which is lower than the pyramid (Khufu).originally its height was one hundred forty-three meters and a half, and currently is one hundred thirty - six  meters and a half.it was structured on an area amounted two hundred and fifteen square meter and a half.the pyramid has two entrances on the north side. he was found in the Valley Temple with Special  statues of stones called (shist), including a statue that's the most beautiful sculpture manufactured in Egypt.

The pyramid of king khafre(part 1)

 The pyramid of king khafre

 The pyramid of king khafre
It was built next to the south-west of his father Khufu and looks as follows:

- its height is 143.5 meters.

- the length of each side is 215.5 meters.

- and the inclination angle is  53.10.

it’s situated  on ground level, the entrance leads to  corridor downtrend. it has a roof of the granite and the angle of descent 22 degree. the pyramid ends at the barricade to enter the Horizontal corridor, then this ramp leads to the compartment called the wrong compartment burial,it’s empty and carved in the rock, it continues to barricade the corridor we find another rise to the top horizontal corridor ends burial chamber. in this room roof (Jamalone) constructed with limestone , almost is in the middle of the pyramid.

The pyramid of king Khufu (part 4)

The greatest stony building

he has a single statue carved his name on throne, and the length of the statue five centimeters. now it is in the Egyptian Museum he ruled according to Papyrus (Turin) is around twenty-three years.he is credited with the Great Pyramid of Giza Pyramids that's the largest stony building in the world and was also entitled the (sister Khufu) means the horizon of Khufu......did you know how charming Pharaonic civilization is.

The pyramid of king Khufu (part3)

the greatest stony building

he is the second king of the Fourth Dynasty he also assumed the responsibility after the death of his father (Sinphro). Little is known about the important events during his reign, except that he had sent missions to the valley of the cave. there was found his name and image represented in  he airs on a person's head pin assassin in order  to  get turquoise.

The pyramid of king Khufu (part 2)

The greatest stony building

the shape of it as follows:
- base of the pyramid is square
- length of each side is 230 meters
- its height is 146 meters now for your consideration (137 meters)
- the angle degree of its construction is 5.51 degree
- the method of building is based on air pressure
- number of stones that used in the constructin around 2300000 block of stone and its    weighing in average is 5.2 ton.

The pyramid of king Khufu (part 1)

the greatest stony building

the pyramid of king Khufu (the biggest pyramid)
it is considered one of the seven wonders, it was built roughly in 2650 B.C .it's actually the greatest stony building in the world, belonged to the king Khufu(the fourth dynasty). it was built by the architect (ham one).

Gize (the archaeological sites in general)

1-the three pyramids

2-the sphinx statue

3-boats of the sun

4-Pyramid of Saqqara

         the archaeological sites of Giza consist of:
1-the three pyramids
a-The pyramid of King Khufu,the biggest one
b-The pyramid of King Khafre
c-Pyramid of Menkaure
2-the sphinx statue
3-boats of the sun

4-Pyramid of Saqqara

            we'll talk about them in details later.