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The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest of the seven wonders of the ancient world and the only one still in existence.
Archaeologists continue to investigate to discover more about it, including the possible existence of a burial chamber for Pharaoh Cheops that has not yet been found. The construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza was ordered by Pharaoh Cheops of the fourth dynasty of ancient Egypt and is estimated to have been completed around 2570 BC.
Experts have not reached a consensus on how the pyramid was built, but it is believed that about 2.3 million blocks of stone were used, each weighing an average of two and a half tons, and that it was originally covered with polished white limestone blocks weighing several tons each. Over the years, erosion and earthquakes have reduced its original height from 146.5 meters to 136.86 meters.
Muonography, a non-invasive imaging technique that analyzes how the stone absorbs muons, has allowed archaeologists to discover a corridor inside the pyramid that could lead to the pharaoh’s burial chamber. An empty space has been identified behind the north face of the pyramid, just above the Great Gallery, which is 30 meters long and several meters high, leading Egyptologists to believe that this corridor could lead to the pharaoh’s burial chamber.
Although archaeologists have found the treasures of all the kings, they have not found those of Pharaoh Cheops, which makes this search even more exciting.
