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The Pyramid of Khafre is the second largest pyramid in Egypt, situated in the centre of the Giza Plateau and standing some 136.4 metres or 448 feet tall. Today it is somewhat dilapidated – we’re of course not seeing its final form, and on completion, it is thought to have been around 7 metres or 23 feet taller.
This means that in the 4th dynasty, 4 and a half thousand years ago, the Khafre Pyramid would have been just 3 metres shorter than the Great Pyramid… but was this really the plan? Wouldn’t Khafre try and top the building achievement of his father and build an even bigger pyramid? Well, funnily enough, there is a hypothesis out there, that the Pyramid of Khafre, as we know it today, was not how it was originally planned.
Italian scholars Maragioglio and Rinaldi suggested that Khafre’s architect planned a pyramid that was not just wider, but also nearly 20 metres taller than his father’s Great Pyramid, which really is quite substantial.
In this video, as well as presenting their hypothesis, I also have my own adaptation, one that may explain the evidence even better - that all the Giza pyramids had a very specific construction process. Watch now to learn more.
All images are taken from the below sources, Google Images or Google Earth for educational purposes only. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video and please leave a comment below. Thank you.
Sources:
Keith Hamilton Khafre Guide: https://www.academia.edu/48950476/The_Pyramid_of_Khafre_A_laymans_guide
Keith Hamilton Menkaure Guide: https://www.academia.edu/44619064/The_Pyramid_of_Menkaure_at_Giza_A_Laymans_Guide
Hummingbird UAV Video: youtu.be/Xsi_9ZdCZqk?si=MA7EqD_byUahtK_l
The Giza Project Video: youtu.be/eG56RKEQZYg?si=E_G6PWuKK8DN6TGm
My Previous Video on the Khafre Burial Chamber: youtu.be/FyxX6a9QgUA?si=WXzczGhQC49-3uDB
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The Pyramid of Khafre is the second largest pyramid in Egypt, situated in the centre of the Giza Plateau and standing some 136.4 metres or 448 feet tall. Today it is somewhat dilapidated – we’re of course not seeing its final form, and on completion, it is thought to have been around 7 metres or 23 feet taller.
This means that in the 4th dynasty, 4 and a half thousand years ago, the Khafre Pyramid would have been just 3 metres shorter than the Great Pyramid… but was this really the plan? Wouldn’t Khafre try and top the building achievement of his father and build an even bigger pyramid? Well, funnily enough, there is a hypothesis out there, that the Pyramid of Khafre, as we know it today, was not how it was originally planned.
Italian scholars Maragioglio and Rinaldi suggested that Khafre’s architect planned a pyramid that was not just wider, but also nearly 20 metres taller than his father’s Great Pyramid, which really is quite substantial.
In this video, as well as presenting their hypothesis, I also have my own adaptation, one that may explain the evidence even better - that all the Giza pyramids had a very specific construction process. Watch now to learn more.
All images are taken from the below sources, Google Images or Google Earth for educational purposes only. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video and please leave a comment below. Thank you.
Sources:
Keith Hamilton Khafre Guide: https://www.academia.edu/48950476/The_Pyramid_of_Khafre_A_laymans_guide
Keith Hamilton Menkaure Guide: https://www.academia.edu/44619064/The_Pyramid_of_Menkaure_at_Giza_A_Laymans_Guide
Hummingbird UAV Video: youtu.be/Xsi_9ZdCZqk?si=MA7EqD_byUahtK_l
The Giza Project Video: youtu.be/eG56RKEQZYg?si=E_G6PWuKK8DN6TGm
My Previous Video on the Khafre Burial Chamber: youtu.be/FyxX6a9QgUA?si=WXzczGhQC49-3uDB
#ancientarchitects #ancientegypt #greatpyramid
