Out of all structures made by the ancient man, the Great Pyramid is arguably the oldest and largest not only in Giza and Egypt the entire world. Built to be the final Pharaohs, its seemingly the oldest and more so the only surviving Seven Wonders as documented about the Ancient World. Recent events have led to speculation regarding the secret chambers of the Great Pyramid believed to contain the remains of Pharaoh.
The already known chambers are three in number- the base and two upper ones. The base one supports the rest of the structure while the upper two are called the Queen and King Chambers. From the Queens section, two tunnels arise which are blocked externally by stone doors. It is speculated that the tunnels lead to a secret chamber.
The Great Pyramid was built with four shafts, two extending from the Kings Chambers while the others are in the Queens. Those from the Kings side lead to the exterior while no one knows where the Queens shafts lead to. Since no other pyramids have shafts, it is difficult to solve this mystery, at least for now. The shafts are important as they provide a way into the almost solid structure.
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.
What lay behind the door is only a matter of speculation. To some, it is the secret chamber with the remains of Pharaoh. For others, the doors were built to confuse anyone dumb enough to try stealing Khufus treasures. Still others claim that the solution to the puzzle that is the mystery doors reveals the exact resting place of Khufus remains and his treasures.
The explorers returned in 2002 with a newly developed robot. The robot was capable of drilling and therefore it was able to go through the first door. With a camera inserted, it took pictures of yet another door, only 20 centimeters from the first. Mysterious, strange and unusual to find yet another door in the Southern shaft, yet no other pyramids have doors and even the Kings section does not have any doors.
Explorers struck again in 2014, this time not in the Southern shafts but in Kings section. The robot discovered hieroglyphs made in red paint and carvings in stone. Most likely made during the construction of chambers, the hieroglyphs and the carvings were estimated to be 4,500 years old. If the meanings of hieroglyphs are deciphered, according to scientists, we would have more information regarding the construction and purpose of these shafts.
We are still not anywhere near solving the mystery of these doors. In addition, despite being the most technologically advanced people to ever live on this planet, we are still far away from figuring out the purpose of those structures. It is the tallest structure in the Ancient world, has lived 4500 years and is truly magnificent in every sense but we still have no clue.
The already known chambers are three in number- the base and two upper ones. The base one supports the rest of the structure while the upper two are called the Queen and King Chambers. From the Queens section, two tunnels arise which are blocked externally by stone doors. It is speculated that the tunnels lead to a secret chamber.
The Great Pyramid was built with four shafts, two extending from the Kings Chambers while the others are in the Queens. Those from the Kings side lead to the exterior while no one knows where the Queens shafts lead to. Since no other pyramids have shafts, it is difficult to solve this mystery, at least for now. The shafts are important as they provide a way into the almost solid structure.
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.
What lay behind the door is only a matter of speculation. To some, it is the secret chamber with the remains of Pharaoh. For others, the doors were built to confuse anyone dumb enough to try stealing Khufus treasures. Still others claim that the solution to the puzzle that is the mystery doors reveals the exact resting place of Khufus remains and his treasures.
The explorers returned in 2002 with a newly developed robot. The robot was capable of drilling and therefore it was able to go through the first door. With a camera inserted, it took pictures of yet another door, only 20 centimeters from the first. Mysterious, strange and unusual to find yet another door in the Southern shaft, yet no other pyramids have doors and even the Kings section does not have any doors.
Explorers struck again in 2014, this time not in the Southern shafts but in Kings section. The robot discovered hieroglyphs made in red paint and carvings in stone. Most likely made during the construction of chambers, the hieroglyphs and the carvings were estimated to be 4,500 years old. If the meanings of hieroglyphs are deciphered, according to scientists, we would have more information regarding the construction and purpose of these shafts.
We are still not anywhere near solving the mystery of these doors. In addition, despite being the most technologically advanced people to ever live on this planet, we are still far away from figuring out the purpose of those structures. It is the tallest structure in the Ancient world, has lived 4500 years and is truly magnificent in every sense but we still have no clue.
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