Eights Facts About The Great Ghiza Pyramid
- Great pyramid of Giza is the oldest pyramid in the world, approximately last around 2560 BC and was built in between more than 20 years long, located in Necropolis of Ancient Memphis, and now as a part of Greater Cairo, Egypt.
- Giza pyramid is said to be made as Firaun/ pharaoh’s cemetery, the forth Dynasty of Egypt named Khufu. While the Greek called the term ‘ Khufu’ with ‘Cheops’.
- The Great pyramid of Giza is titled ‘Khufu belongs to the Horizon’. This pyramid is also called Khufu Pyramid.
- Great Pyramid of Giza shaped in 230 meters square, and estimated as built wih 2,3 million blocks of stone, with approximately 4 thousands skilled stone masons involved. It is made of limestone which were ferried across the Nile from East Bank, the burial chamber and inner passages inside the pyramid is made granite.
Kukulkan pyramid
One of the biggest temple built in Chichén Itzá area is Kukulkan. According to Mayan legend, Kukulkan is a Snake God, a incarnation of Quetzalcoatl. Kukulkan is a stary pyramid with terraces. In each side to pyramid, stares are found to reach into the top of the Kukulkan pyramid.
In the top of the pyramid, there’s a path to King Kukulkan’ Jaguar Stone Crowd, which colored red with green dots.
Red Jaguar and Chac Mool
Around the temples complex, there’s a statue called Red Jaguar. According to Bishop Landa, in this place in past there were veneration. The sacrifice can be jaguar, turtles, turkeys, dogs or all animal’s heart. Or sometimes the sacrifice were human.
There are eight statues of Chac Mool in Chichén Itzá area too. Chac Mool is statue depicting human with head hold-up. Read more