Grand Gallery construction reveals tilted architecture and potential voids. Grand Gallery has all masonry tilted at same angle as chamber itself Bottom two courses are not corbelled unlike rest of structure Great void above Grand Gallery discovered by Scan Pyramids project may be interface between level core masonry and tilted structure
The Grand Gallery has all masonry tilted at the same angle as the King's Chamber itself, with the bottom two courses not corbelled unlike the rest of the structure. The Great Void discovered above by the Scan Pyramids project may represent an interface between the level core masonry and the tilted structure. The King's Chamber is a freestanding structure within the limestone chamber, and shafts penetrating multiple levels are also tilted at the same angle. Climbing the steep Grand Gallery causes vertigo due to the visual perspective.
Key Facts
- Grand Gallery has all masonry tilted at same angle as chamber itself
- Bottom two courses are not corbelled unlike rest of structure
- Great void above Grand Gallery discovered by Scan Pyramids project may be interface between level core masonry and tilted structure
- King's chamber is a freestanding structure within limestone chamber
- Grand Gallery may also contain freestanding relieving structure, much larger than King's Chamber
- Shafts penetrating multiple levels are also tilted at same angle
- Climbing the steep Grand Gallery causes vertigo due to visual perspective
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Source: Primordial Egypt - On the Trail of the Ancients by Brothers of the Serpent