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The Great Pyramid of Giza: A Mysterious Ancient Wonder
TLDR The Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the seven ancient wonders of the world, remains a mystery in terms of its exact age, purpose, and construction methods. With its massive size, estimated 2.3 million stone blocks, and ongoing discoveries, this ancient structure continues to captivate and intrigue historians and archaeologists.
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The Great Pyramid of Giza is an incredibly old and large structure that has been the subject of speculation and is one of the seven ancient wonders of the world.
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The Great Pyramid of Giza is located on the Giza Plateau, which is a rocky outcrop that overlooks modern Cairo and is only about 120 meters from a block of modern buildings, including a Pizza Hut.
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The Great Pyramid of Giza was built in the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt and its exact age and purpose remain uncertain.
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The mortar used in the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza was dated back to 2871 to 2604 BC, while a piece of timber from one of the air shafts was dated to 3341 to 3094 BC, suggesting the possibility of older wood being reused or taken from the core of a very old tree.
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The Great Pyramid of Giza has an estimated 2.3 million stone blocks, weighing between 2.5 to 15 tons each, and is made of 5.5 million tons of limestone, 8,000 tons of granite, and half a million tons of mortar.
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The Great Pyramid of Giza was likely built by a large workforce of seasonal workers, not slaves, and it remains a mystery how the stone was transported to such heights, with new discoveries still being made, such as the existence of a large void above the Grand Gallery.
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The Great Pyramid of Giza has stood for over four and a half thousand years and has been recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the World throughout history, with its longevity and size making it unlikely to ever be destroyed.
