The+Pyramids+of+Egypt



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** 1.- DESCRIPTION **
 * ====**Built: ** __ 2507 __ a.c.====
 * ====**Location (City, Country and Continent): ** el Cairo, Egypt, África ====
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 * ====**Type of structure: " ** This structure is a: triangulated structure ====

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They are located about 20 kilometers southwest of central Cairo and identify emblematically to Egypt for thousands of years, representingthe embodiment of great power that came to get the first territorial state in history.
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It is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and was constructed over a 20 year period. Khufu's vizier, Hemon, or Hemiunu, is believed by some to be the architect of the Great Pyramid.


 * 2.- WHAT ARE THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OR USES OF THE STRUCTURE? **

Religious and symbolic functions as a sign of power of the Pharaohs
**3.- WHAT DIFFERENT PARTS ARE THERE? Elements of the structure... **


 * 4.- WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS MADE OF? ** **CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS USED ** //: //

Stone (or brick not available if the former). <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">It is thought that, at construction, the Great Pyramid was originally 280 Egyptian cubits tall, 146.5 metres (480.6 ft) but with erosion and absence of its pyramidion, its present height is 138.8 metres (455.4 ft). Each base side was 440 cubits, 230.4 metres (755.9 ft) long. A royal cubit measures 0.524 metres.[3] The mass of the pyramid is estimated at 5.9 million tonnes. The volume, including an internal hillock, is roughly 2,500,000 cubic metres.[4] Based on these estimates, building this in 20 years would involve installing approximately 800 tonnes of stone every day.




 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">5.- STRESSES IN THE STRUCT ****<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">URE ****<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">: ** tension, compression, torsion, bending, shearing


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">6.- STABILITY, RIGIDITY AND RESISTANCE **
 * **<span style="background-color: white; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 9.5pt;">This structure is made rigid by :THE STONE **
 * **<span style="background-color: white; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 9.5pt;">This structure is made stable by :THE TRIANGULATED STRUCTURE **
 * **<span style="background-color: white; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 9.5pt;">This structure is made resistant by :THE STONE **


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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">8.- Mor ****<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">e information: **

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">9.- CURIOSITIES **

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">10.- PERSONAL COMMENTS **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">I like this structure because it has a very original shape <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">I learnt about the structure and the history <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">I learnt about the situation too

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