Posted on 02/19/2006 4:27:58 PM PST by blam
Egypt ruler moved to pull down Cheops Pyramid of noble motives
Cairo, 13:30
An Albanian with Macedonian origin, Muhammad Ali Pasha, ruler of Egypt, Syria and Arabia in 19th century, had ordered his French engineer Linan to pull down the Cheops Pyramid.
The Great Pyramid of Cheops had been rescued with two piastres, the then Egyptian currency.
This information was documented in archive paperwork kept in Revolution Museum depots. Media in Egypt cited extracts of these documents.
According to documents, the then Egypt ruler Muhammad Ali wanted to remove stone blocks from their pyramid in order to build a dam on the Nile River.
French engineer Linan along with the then French consul in Cairo, were well aware of the historic value of the pyramid and they told the pasha of Egypt that pyramid's stones are four times bigger than the ones needed for dam construction.
Linan had finally managed to convince the pasha that his project was not worthwhile as the expenses for transport of one cubic meter of construction material would be higher (two piastres) comparing with the stones transported from Shalkan stone-pit.
The Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) is one of the largest structures built by man even today, 4,500 years later. It is estimate that 2.3 million blocks averaging 2.5 tons a piece were used in the building the pyramid. Weight of the block ranged from 2 to 15 tons.
The pyramid sits on 13.5 acres of land and is a height of 480 feet. The length of its sides totals 756 feet. It is estimated to have taken 100,000 men over 25 years to build the pyramid. /end/
Wait! I see it now.
The Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) is one of the largest structures built by man even today, 4,500 years later. It is estimate that 2.3 million blocks averaging 2.5 tons a piece were used in the building the pyramid. Weight of the block ranged from 2 to 15 tons.
The pyramid sits on 13.5 acres of land and is a height of 480 feet. The length of its sides totals 756 feet. It is estimated to have taken 100,000 men over 25 years to build the pyramid. /end/
2,333,333x2.5 divided by 13.5 over 480
plus 756 x 100,000 divided by 25 equals
um 7 yes 7.
It's a wonder I didn't see it before.
That's why my razor blades stay sharp!
Annnnnnd, it also marks the end of the Islamic jihad and the beginning of the Mustapha Reformation.
Only a few more months to go eh.
I helped one of my kids do a project on the Cheops Pyramid. Amazing structure and even more amazing human feat.
I want to know exactly how the pyramid was built. I want to know who/what/where/when/why/how the stones got there. I want to go back in time :)
"Great Scott, Marty! Think of all the troubles that Time Travel has brought us already!"
A stupendous supply of rocks, ropes, boards, slaves and single-mindedness can work wonders...
Rigorous research has proven the Great Pyramid was built one stone at a time.
Don't forget the whips!
The whips were worth mentioning...
Rigorous research has proven the Great Pyramid was built one stone at a time.
And it wasn't built in a day...
It is illegal, but most look the other way. Wink, wink. Go for it if you return.
Joseph's granaries.
Pyramid of Cheops was built about 2606-2583 B.C. I am not a biblical historian, but I thought Joseph lives much later.
http://lib.haifa.ac.il/www/art/cheops.html
The pyramids were not built by slaves. They were built by farmers in the off-season.
First cousin of the islamist soldiers who blew the nose off the Sphinx because it was a graven image.
Second cousin of the taliban who simply had to blow the worlds largest Buddhas into gravel...
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The "no slaves in ancient Egypt" line is a load of manure from the state propaganda apparatus. There was no choice in the matter, and that compulsion is the basis for the idea that the pyramids were erected by slave labor.
There's an idiotic claim that, because there are the remains of bakeries and cheap housing near the former construction site, means that there were no slaves. Do slaves go without food and shelter for 20 years? Of course not.
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