Of all the man- made structures at Giza and Egypt generally, the Great Pyramid is the oldest and largest. In fact, it is the oldest among the Seven Wonders of the old world and was built as the final resting place for Pharaoh Khufu. Recently, there has been speculation about the discovery of secret chambers of the Great Pyramid. They are believed to house the remains of Khufu whose final resting place has not been discovered yet.
To start with, only three Chambers are already known to the world. The first two are on the upper side and are informally referred to as the Kings and the Queens Chamber respectively. The other one is called the base and serves as support for the rest of this giant structure. Two tunnels blocked by stone doors arise from the Queens section and its said that the tunnels probably lead to a secret chamber.
The Great Pyramid is adorned with four known shafts. Two of its shafts are from Chambers of the King and the other two in the Queens. The Kings shafts lead to the exterior of this structure while it is not known where those from the Queens lead to. All other pyramids lack shafts and therefore its not easy to solve this mystery.
Pyramid explorers employ the use of robots to explore these giant structures as shafts are too small for a person to get into. The first robot to explore began work in 1992 and discovered a door with two copper handles in the Southern shaft of Queens section. This was 200 feet up the shaft and was unusual, because other pyramids in Egypt have not been found to have such doors.
There is no consensus on what lay behind the door. Some believe that there is a secret chamber which houses the remains of Khufu. Still others speculate that the doors were built to trick anyone trying to steal treasures buried with Khufu. Yet others believe that the mystery of these doors is a puzzle to solve and reveal the exact spot where the remains of Pharaoh are.
In 2002, a newly developed robot drilled a hole on the door found by the previous robot along the Southern shaft. A camera inserted showed another door, this one was 20 centimeters from the first. This was truly mysterious considering there are no other pyramids with doors. Also, the shafts in the Kings section do not have any hidden doors.
In 2014, another robot went up the tunnels and discovered hieroglyphs made in red paint as well as carvings in the stone. The carvings and the hieroglyphs are almost 4,500 years old made during the construction of chambers. Scientists think that if the hieroglyphs are deciphered, more information about the shafts would be uncovered.
It is the tallest and oldest structure on the planet before us and is magnificent in every sense of this world. But we are yet to understand it, know why it was built and solve all its mysteries. We hope in time and with advanced technology, we are able to do that.
To start with, only three Chambers are already known to the world. The first two are on the upper side and are informally referred to as the Kings and the Queens Chamber respectively. The other one is called the base and serves as support for the rest of this giant structure. Two tunnels blocked by stone doors arise from the Queens section and its said that the tunnels probably lead to a secret chamber.
The Great Pyramid is adorned with four known shafts. Two of its shafts are from Chambers of the King and the other two in the Queens. The Kings shafts lead to the exterior of this structure while it is not known where those from the Queens lead to. All other pyramids lack shafts and therefore its not easy to solve this mystery.
Pyramid explorers employ the use of robots to explore these giant structures as shafts are too small for a person to get into. The first robot to explore began work in 1992 and discovered a door with two copper handles in the Southern shaft of Queens section. This was 200 feet up the shaft and was unusual, because other pyramids in Egypt have not been found to have such doors.
There is no consensus on what lay behind the door. Some believe that there is a secret chamber which houses the remains of Khufu. Still others speculate that the doors were built to trick anyone trying to steal treasures buried with Khufu. Yet others believe that the mystery of these doors is a puzzle to solve and reveal the exact spot where the remains of Pharaoh are.
In 2002, a newly developed robot drilled a hole on the door found by the previous robot along the Southern shaft. A camera inserted showed another door, this one was 20 centimeters from the first. This was truly mysterious considering there are no other pyramids with doors. Also, the shafts in the Kings section do not have any hidden doors.
In 2014, another robot went up the tunnels and discovered hieroglyphs made in red paint as well as carvings in the stone. The carvings and the hieroglyphs are almost 4,500 years old made during the construction of chambers. Scientists think that if the hieroglyphs are deciphered, more information about the shafts would be uncovered.
It is the tallest and oldest structure on the planet before us and is magnificent in every sense of this world. But we are yet to understand it, know why it was built and solve all its mysteries. We hope in time and with advanced technology, we are able to do that.
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