3. It is the only standing wonder of the ancient world Stood 481 feet tall Tallest man-made structure until the Eiffel tower was built The pyramid was made of limestone, and casing stones were made of polished limestone Built by an estimated 100,000 people Base covers 750 square feet (13.6 acres) Sides rise at a 51 to 52 degree angle

4. Contains an estimated 2,300,000 stones weighing 2.5 tons each, some weighing 16 tons and the large granite blocks in the king’s burial chamber weigh about 50 tons There is a myth that a knife could not go between the pyramid and the casing stones

5. There were 3 chambers The king’s camber had large 50 ton granite blocks on the roof The dimensions of two of the three chambers were: the king’s, 5.25mx10.5mx6m, and the queen’s, 5.74mx5.23mx4.57m The king and queen chambers have small shafts leading out, these were believed to let their spirit go to the heavens The “unfinished chamber” is 27.5 meters below ground level and lacks precision

6. A large wooden “sun boat” was buried near the pyramid Small Ivory statue that sands 3” tall Pyramid was looted and All other artifact and features would have been stolen

7. Some people think the grand gallery was used as a counter weight system to pull the granite blocks into the king’s chamber There was a gold capstone, but it is not there anymore Copper chisels were used to shape the stones Next to Khafre and Menkuare pyramids

8. They believed in gods Atum was the first god Shu was the god of air Tefnut was the goddess of moisture Geb was the god of earth Nut was the goddess of the sky Osiris was the god of the dead Isis was the queen of earth Horus was the king of earth A king was Horus in a human form Ra was the sun god Khufu was Ra in a human form

9. After World War 2 a large wooden boat was was found The great pyramid is a landmark and would not of have been excavated very much