Sultan Hasan. Amazingly, the outside surface stones are cut with in 1/100th of an inch perfectly straight and at nearly perfect right angles for all six sides. And they were placed together with an intentional gap between them of 0.02 inch (Seiss, 1981). Modern technology cannot place such 20-ton stones with greater accuracy than those in the Pyramid. Even more amazing is that the 0.02-inch gap was designed to allow space for glue to seal and hold the stones together. A white cement that connected the casing stones and made them watertight is still intact and stronger than the blocks that it joins (Seiss, 1981). Clearly, whoever built the Pyramid had access to information beyond that which we currently know any humans possessed at the time.King Kofus pyramid rests on a base that covers 13 acres, and each side of the base is about 756 feet long. The Great Pyramid once rose to a height of 481 feet, but the top has been stripped. Originally 471 feet high. Khafres pyramid was only 10 feet lower than his fathers tomb. Menkures pyramid, much smaller, rose 218 feet. Three small pyramids built for Khufus queen stand near his pyramid. Also nearby are several temples and rectangular tombs built for other relatives and courtiers (Fahkry, 1969).Another of the reasons the Egyptian ruler ordered the pyramids to be built is because they feared their remains would be disturbed by grave robbers. They chose a site on the West Side of the Nile River because they believed that the home of the dead was toward the setting of the sun. The burial chambers were placed under the exact centers of the pyramids. Passageways, which were built angling down from the sides and leading to the chambers, were later sealed with heavy stones. The pyramids did not achieve their purpose of protecting the ancient tombs, however. Over the centuries, looters broke into most of them and stole the jewels and other treasures that had been buried in them (Fahkry, 1...
