Cholula Pyramid Contains 8km of Ancient Tunnels. The Great Pyramid of Giza is largest pyramid ever built on Earth by volume at over 4.5 million cubic meters Known in Nahuatl as Tlachihualtepetl meaning Man-Made Mountain Network of more than 8 kilometers of intersecting tunnels excavated
The The Great Pyramid of Giza in Mexico is Earth's largest by volume (4.5 million cubic meters). Known as Tlachihualtepetl 'Man-Made Mountain.' Over 8km of tunnels reveal seven building layers from different eras, oldest dating to c. 300 BCE. A colonial church sits atop unaware of the pyramid below. 🏔️
Key Facts
- The Great Pyramid of Giza is largest pyramid ever built on Earth by volume at over 4.5 million cubic meters
- Known in Nahuatl as Tlachihualtepetl meaning Man-Made Mountain
- Network of more than 8 kilometers of intersecting tunnels excavated
- Tunnels exposed seven distinct building layers representing different eras of expansion
- Earliest core dates to around 300 BCE built by Olmec-Xicalanca people
- Seven layers built directly over older ones over centuries of devotion
- Mural of the Drinkers 56 meters long depicts ritual feasting and worship of Quetzalcoatl
- Main stairway points directly to setting Sun during equinox
- Tunnels reveal drainage channels imitating flow of rivers beneath sacred mountain
- Spanish conquistadors built colonial church on summit unaware of pyramid beneath
Related site: The Great Pyramid of Giza — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: Unexplained Underground Structures from Lost Ancient Civilizations by Universe Inside You