Having the privilege of being born and raised in Giza, Egypt, I thought what would be a better choice for this paper other than the Great Pyramids of Giza. The Great Pyramids of Giza are most certainly an architecture marvel, as they were once one of the Seven Wonders of the World, nevertheless, they still hold the title of the only surviving monument of the original ancient wonders. These three Great pyramids are funerary structure built for three kings from the 4th dynasty. I will be describing in detail the components in this image and briefly mention few interesting history facts about the pyramids. The image is a bird’s eye view of the Giza Necropolis, also known as ‘the Giza Plateau’, taken from a SW angel looking on to the NE.
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The step Pyramid on the left side is almost half demolished, lost most of its third and second layer, nevertheless the second and third pyramids are a little bit in a better condition. A little bit to the right of the Queens’ pyramids also known as ‘satellite pyramids’, we can see the Menkaure quarry. Behind the three Queens’ pyramids, the Pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest and the last to be built out of the three Great Pyramids. On the eastern side of Menkaure pyramid there is the funerary temple of Menkarue connected to a straight cause way that leads to the valley temple of Menkaure, however, the valley is not visible in this photo. From the shadow casted in this photo, we can tell that this image was taken at a sun set, exposing a compelling shadow on the sides of the pyramids more visible on Menkaure and Khufu southern side in this image. If we were to look closely we can see a break in the shadow, which breaks the side in half, bringing up an interesting fact about construction the Pyramids. J.P. Lepre in his book the Egyptian Pyramids said: “In 1940, a British air force pilot made an accidental discovery while flying over the Giza Necropolis at summer solstice that captured the concavity of the pyramids showing that they are …show more content…
However, the angel in this photo is taken from magnifies Khafre’s Pyramid making it larger than the pyramid of Khufu, which is simply not the case. In this image we can see the reconstruction of the top part or if I may say the ‘Crown’ of khare’s Pyramid. On the western side of the pyramid there is a rock cut tombs forming an upside down L shape with raised platform and a little bit further to the left we can see a part of the modern road (known now a day as ‘El Ahram Street’ which simply means (the Pyramids street). On the eastern side of Khafre’s pyramid we can see what appears to be the boat pits and the funerary temple of Khafre also connected to a causeway that leads to its guard the Great Sphinx, though the Great Sphinx is also not visible from this perspective. On the northern side there is again the modern road cutting through between Khafre and Khufu Pyramids, behind the road we will find the western cemetery and the tomb of Hemon. Ancient Egyptians usually built their cemeteries on the western side as the sun ‘dies’ in the
The step Pyramid on the left side is almost half demolished, lost most of its third and second layer, nevertheless the second and third pyramids are a little bit in a better condition. A little bit to the right of the Queens’ pyramids also known as ‘satellite pyramids’, we can see the Menkaure quarry. Behind the three Queens’ pyramids, the Pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest and the last to be built out of the three Great Pyramids. On the eastern side of Menkaure pyramid there is the funerary temple of Menkarue connected to a straight cause way that leads to the valley temple of Menkaure, however, the valley is not visible in this photo. From the shadow casted in this photo, we can tell that this image was taken at a sun set, exposing a compelling shadow on the sides of the pyramids more visible on Menkaure and Khufu southern side in this image. If we were to look closely we can see a break in the shadow, which breaks the side in half, bringing up an interesting fact about construction the Pyramids. J.P. Lepre in his book the Egyptian Pyramids said: “In 1940, a British air force pilot made an accidental discovery while flying over the Giza Necropolis at summer solstice that captured the concavity of the pyramids showing that they are …show more content…
However, the angel in this photo is taken from magnifies Khafre’s Pyramid making it larger than the pyramid of Khufu, which is simply not the case. In this image we can see the reconstruction of the top part or if I may say the ‘Crown’ of khare’s Pyramid. On the western side of the pyramid there is a rock cut tombs forming an upside down L shape with raised platform and a little bit further to the left we can see a part of the modern road (known now a day as ‘El Ahram Street’ which simply means (the Pyramids street). On the eastern side of Khafre’s pyramid we can see what appears to be the boat pits and the funerary temple of Khafre also connected to a causeway that leads to its guard the Great Sphinx, though the Great Sphinx is also not visible from this perspective. On the northern side there is again the modern road cutting through between Khafre and Khufu Pyramids, behind the road we will find the western cemetery and the tomb of Hemon. Ancient Egyptians usually built their cemeteries on the western side as the sun ‘dies’ in the