The Grand Gallery rises at roughly 26.5° toward the level King's Chamber. Its upper walls are corbelled, while the bottom two courses are smooth. Scan Pyramids detected a large void above the Gallery; the video argues that it could mark the boundary between level core masonry and the inclined structure. The King's Chamber is built mainly of red granite within the pyramid's limestone core, with a gabled limestone roof; the video interprets its granite structure as freestanding. The video also proposes that the Gallery could contain a freestanding relieving structure much larger than the King's Chamber. Several internal shafts follow a similar incline, and the steep Gallery's visual perspective can cause vertigo.
Grand Gallery's incline and the video's proposed hidden voids
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Key facts
- The Grand Gallery rises at about 26.5° toward the level King's Chamber; its masonry courses follow that incline.
- The bottom two courses have smooth walls rather than the inward corbelling used higher up.
- Scan Pyramids detected a large void above the Grand Gallery; the video argues that it could mark the boundary between level core masonry and the inclined structure.
- The King's Chamber is built mainly from red granite within the pyramid's limestone core, with a gabled limestone roof; the video interprets the granite structure as freestanding.
- The video proposes that the Grand Gallery could contain a freestanding relieving structure much larger than the King's Chamber.
- Several internal shafts follow an inclination of roughly 26°, similar to the Grand Gallery.
- The Grand Gallery's steep incline and visual perspective can produce a pronounced sense of vertigo.
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NOVA Online/Pyramids/Khufu/Upper Grand Gallery/High - PBSpbs.org
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The Grand Gallery | Prof's Ancient Egypt | Derek Hitchinsegypt.hitchins.net
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Grand Gallery (Pyramid of Khufu) - Madain Project (en)madainproject.com
The walls of the Grand Gallery are constructed from fine white Tura limestone, laid in seven corbelled courses. Each successive course projects inward by ...
[PDF] KHUFU'S PYRAMID - The “Inside-Out” construction theory3ds.com
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The Great Pyramid of Khufu - Guardian's Egypt - Guardian's Egyptguardians.net
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Grand Gallery - Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops)khufupyramid.dk
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Great Pyramid of Gizaen.wikipedia.org
The Grand Gallery continues the slope of the Ascending Passage towards the King's Chamber, extending from the 23rd to the 48th course (of stones), a rise of 21 ...
The Mystery of the Grand Gallery - The Pharaoh Codethepharaohcode.substack.com
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