Archaeologists think that the builders checked the base of most pyramids by measuring the diagonals. Once the base was laid out, they could begin building. The Great Pyramid is made up from more ...

MIRANDA KRESTOVNIKOFF: The building of the Great Pyramid was an incredible achievement. It's 147 metres from the ground to the top, and each side of the base is 230 metres long. It's more than ...

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Built some 4,500 years ago, the pyramids remain a gigantic enigma for engineers who have studied them. How were the ancient ...

Standing at the base of the Great Pyramid, it is hard to imagine that this monument—which remained the tallest building in the world until early in this century—was built in just under 30 years.