General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Pyramid |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Mausoleum / tomb |
| Material: |
Masonry structure |
Awards and Distinctions
| 1979 |
part of an ensemble
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Giza, Egypt |
|---|---|
| Next to: |
Pyramid of Chefren (2532 B.C.)
Pyramid of Mycerinus (2515 B.C.) |
| Coordinates: | 29° 58' 44" N 31° 8' 4" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 230 m | |
| height | 146.5 m | |
| length | 230 m | |
| weight | > 5 000 000 t |
Materials
| building structure |
stone
|
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Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2001): Ägypten - Kunst und Architektur. Könemann, Cologne (Germany), pp. 158-161.
- (1986): Architecture. From Prehistory to Post-Modernism. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs (USA), pp. 56-57.
- (2003): Building the Great Pyramid. Probable Construction Methods Employed at Giza. In: Technology and Culture, v. 44, n. 2 (April 2003), pp. 340-354.
- (2002): La construction de la Grande pyramide. La seule solution plausible. In: Travaux, n. 792 (December 2002), pp. 51-58.
- (2002): La construction de la pyramide de Khéops : vers la fin des mystères ?. In: Annales des Ponts et Chaussées, n. 101 (January 2002), pp. 76-84.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000997 - Published on:
30/09/2000 - Last updated on:
03/03/2022
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