21. Pyramid Of Man - The House Of Going Forth By Day An illustrated discussion by Vincent Brown on the architecture of Old Kingdom pyramids, with bibliography. The focus is on the depiction of the figure of Osiris in the substructure of Khufu's pyramid. http://www.pyramidofman.com

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22. Egyptian Architecture The pyramids of Egypt are the most famous works of Egyptian architecture.They were build between 2700 BC and 1600 BC. Most were built along the western http://library.thinkquest.org/16545/data/low/egypt.htm

Egyptian Architecture The pyramids of Egypt are the most famous works of Egyptian architecture. They were build between 2700 BC and 1600 BC. Most were built along the western banks of the Nile River, Egypt; in the fifty-five mile stretch between Abu Rosha and Memphis. The pyramids were really tombs for the pharaohs of Egypt. There were three types of pyramids: Step Pyramid, the oldest and most simple. It had five huge steps instead of smooth sides; The Straight Pyramid, pretty self explanatory, the sides were smooth and straight. The Great Pyramid at Giza is a Straight Pyramid; and lastly, the bent Pyramid. This curious looking construction was a way for the pyramid builders to use less stone, but still make it look nice. About three-quarters of the way up, the angle changed slightly, so from far away, the pyramid looks bent. The pyramids were very well planned out. The architects of the pyramid had control of a huge number of workers for the project that usually lasted about 50 years. Before construction began, the site of the pyramid had to be found and leveled. The underground chambers where the mummy was to be stored were dug first, then the base stones of the pyramid were laid in. The architect and scribes were meticulous and knew where every stone would go, how big they were, and where they came from. Workers, mostly slaves, cut huge blocks of limestone, some weighing as much as 2.5 tons, out of nearby quarries. Then, another group would move the stones to the pyramid construction site rolled on logs. After arriving, the stones were positioned carefully, and cut to fit. The outer stones were cut the most precisely. As the pyramid grew taller, the inner passageways were cut, and ramps were built in order to facilitate the placing of the stones. The last stone to be placed on a pyramid was called the cap stone. It was usually made of granite, highly polished, and about ten feet by ten feet at the base. After the cap stone was placed, the workers gradually took away the ramps, smoothing the walls with chisels and dolerite balls on their way down.

23. I Need Instrustions For The Building Egypyian Pyramids - Architecture Forum The Design Community architecture Week and Great Buildings discussion board forarchitecture, design, great buildings, and related topics. http://www.designcommunity.com/discussion/34127.html

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24. Architecture Of The Pyramids Of Giza - Egypt What allowed the pyramids to survive the ravages of time and the elements is to the architectural knowhow of the Egyptians, when a pyramid collapses, http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/EG/PyramidsGiza.html

The World Africa Egypt : Cairo Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha Pyramids of Giza The Great Sphinx Home Buildings and Landmarks List by City List by State List by Country List by Continent ... List by Type Sister Sites Chicago Architecture Info Houston Architecture Info Live Skyline Cam Send a free ePostcard! ... Architecture CDROMs Site Utilities Mobile Edition RSS Feed Affiliate Program Recommend Us ... Contact Advertisement The Pyramids of Giza Formerly: The Houses of Eternity Built: ~2690-2530bc by an estimated 4,000 craftsmen (not 100,000 slaves as was previously thought). Type: Monument Type: Holy place Haunted: Yes. Location: Nine miles southwest of downtown Cairo. W Pyramid of Khufu: Built in 2690bc, 450 feet tall, 755 feet on each side, 51.5 degree angle. The largest stone structure on Earth. Pyramid of Khafre: Built in 2650bc, 448 feet tall, 705 feet on each side, 53.8 degree angle.

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26. Notable Structures The outstanding group of pyramids in Egypt is at Giza, near Cairo. It wasdesigned by Imhotep, the first known architect in history, who was later http://www.nileriver.com/nile/nileinfo/architecture.htm

Featured Links The outstanding group of pyramids in Egypt is at Giza, near Cairo. The largest, the Great Pyramid, was built as the tomb of the Pharaoh Khufu and is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. When built, the Great Pyramid measured 147 m (481 ft) high with a square base measuring 230 m (756 ft) on each side. The remains of about 70 pyramids may still be seen in Egypt and the Sudan. The prototype of the true pyramid in Egypt was the step pyramid, so called because its successive layers of stone suggest a series of enormous steps. The most famous and best preserved of the step pyramids is that at Saqqara, near Cairo, built about 2700 BC. In ancient Egypt, sphinxes were statues representing deities, with the body of a lion and the head of some other animal or of man, frequently a likeness of the king. The most famous of all Egyptian sphinxes is the Great Sphinx of Giza, near the pyramids. Dating from before 2500 BC, the Great Sphinx is about 20 m (66 ft) high and about 73 m (240 ft) long. Step Pyramid, Saqqara

27. Pyramid (architecture) pyramid (architecture). pyramid Egyptian pyramid. The pyramids are huge, monumentalstructures that were built to house the tombs of the pharaohs. http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0013895.html

// Show bread crumbs navigation path. breadcrumbs('four'); //> From: www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/ ENCYCLOPAEDIA Hutchinson's Encyclopaedia Men's Health ... Wildlife Frames not supported Frames not supported Encyclopaedia Search Click a letter for the index A B C D ... Z Or search the encyclopaedia: pyramid (architecture) Egyptian pyramid. The pyramids are huge, monumental structures that were built to house the tombs of the pharaohs. Pyramids evolved from the fourth millennium BC , first from simple tomb structures with sloping sides, to stepped pyramids, and then to the regular pyramids at El Giza ( c. BC BC from blocks of stone, this was the first pyramid ever constructed, and at the time was the largest monumental stone structure in the world. Seven Wonders of the World . In Babylon and Assyria, broadly stepped pyramids ( ziggurats Babel was probably one of these. Related Links Toltec Quetzalcoatl Mexico Sakkara Latvia Flag It is said that berries were used to dye the flag. Red represents the blood shed in the past and the willingness to offer it again. White stands for right, truth, the honour of free citizens, and trustworthiness. Effective date 27 February 1990. Buy Cheap Games Gran Turismo 4 Win £500 cash Volunteer to take part in our Tiscali survey and you could win £500 to spend on whatever you want.

28. Arts - Architecture Pyramids Introduction pyramids of Hellenikon Ligurion List of Other pyramids .Ruins of Hellenikon Pyramid INTRODUCTION The existence of pyramids in Greece http://www.archaeonia.com/arts/architecture/pyramids.htm

29. Egypt: Overview Of Egypt Pyramid Construction to the construction and architecture of the pyramids, how they were built, Beginning with the step pyramids of the 3rd Dynasty, and continuing for http://touregypt.net/construction/

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30. Pyramids Of Giza Giza with it s wonderful monuments, is truly a marvel of architectural prowess.The three pyramids, consist of The Great Pyramid of Khufu, The Pyramid http://mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/architecture/gizapyramids.html

The Pyramids of Giza The pyramids of Giza, are perhaps the only true rival to the Great Sphinx , when one thinks about Ancient Egypt and it's architecture. The valley of Giza with it's wonderful monuments, is truly a marvel of architectural prowess. The three Pyramids, consist of The Great Pyramid of Khufu , The Pyramid of Kafhre and The Pyramid of Menkaura. Each Pyramid is a tomb to a different King of Egypt. All three pyramids were built during the Third and Fourth Dynasty, and were monumental undertakings of the king and the kings sons. The Pyramid of Khufu has a base which covers roughly a nine acre area (roughly 392,040 square feet). The pyramid of Menkaura, unlike the other pyramids, had one tier of it's base covered in granite. The pyramid of Khafre, had a two tier base encased in granite. Unfortunately like many of the great Kings of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, the Pyramid of Menkaura, Khufu, and Kafhre were not finished in the time of the end of the Kings reign. In the case of Menkaura, the king died before it's construction was completed. The monuments of Giza and the entire Giza valley stand as a marvelous reminder of the skill executed in the creation of the pyramids, and are truly fabulous to see. Archaeology of Egypt History Hieroglyphs Religion ... Links

31. Mayan Art And Architecture and highly decorated ceremonial architecture, including templepyramids, Many of the great programs of Maya art, inscriptions, and architecture were http://www.crystalinks.com/mayanarch.html

Mayan Art and Architecture With the decipherment of the Maya script it was discovered that the Maya were one of the few civilizations where artists attached their name to their work. The art of the Maya has been called the richest of the New World because of the great complexity of patterns and variety of media expressions. Limestone structures, faced with lime stucco, were the hallmark of ancient Maya architecture. Maya buildings were adorned with carved friezes and roof combs in stone and stucco. With large quantities of limestone and flint available, plaster and cement were easily produced. This allowed the Mayans to build impressive temples, with stepped pyramids. On the summits were thatched- roof temples. Evidence show that the early Maya architects were using the corbel vault principle, which is arch like structures with sides that extend inward until they meet at the top. Another matchless feature of the Mayans was the use of colorful murals. It is also noted that most of the Maya cities were built by being divided into quaters by two avenues which cross-cut each other at right angles. Roofs were flat and made with cedar beams overlaid with mortar. The walls were plastered and painted with great gods and other mythological features. Tombs were often encased within or beneath Mayan structures. Frequently new temples were built over existing structures.

32. Pyramids In Mexico - Teotihuacan and highly decorated ceremonial architecture, including templepyramids, The pyramids of Teotihuacan rise as high as twenty-story buildings, http://www.crystalinks.com/mexico.html

PYRAMIDS OF MEXICO Deep within the jungles of Mexico and Guatemala and extending into the limestone shelf of the Yucatan peninsula lie the mysterious temples and pyramids of the Maya. While Europe was still in the midst of the Dark Ages, these amazing people had mapped the heavens, evolved the only true writing system native to the Americas and were masters of mathematics. They invented the calendars we use today. Without metal tools, beasts of burden or even the wheel they were able to construct vast cities across a huge jungle landscape with an amazing degree of architectural perfection and variety. Their legacy in stone, which has survived in a spectacular fashion at places such as Palenque, Tikal, Tulum, Chichen Itza, Copan and Uxmal, lives on as do the seven million descendants of the classic Maya civilization. The Maya are probably the best-known of the classical civilizations of Mesoamerica. Originating in the Yucatan around 2600 B.C., they rose to prominence around A.D. 250 in present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, northern Belize and western Honduras. Building on the inherited inventions and ideas of earlier civilizations such as the Olmec, the Maya developed astronomy, calendrical systems and hieroglyphic writing. The Maya were noted as well for elaborate and highly decorated ceremonial architecture, including temple-pyramids, palaces and observatories, all built without metal tools. They were also skilled farmers, clearing large sections of tropical rain forest and, where groundwater was scarce, building sizable underground reservoirs for the storage of rainwater. The Maya were equally skilled as weavers and potters, and cleared routes through jungles and swamps to foster extensive trade networks with distant peoples.

33. History Of Egyptian Architecture : Giza No.1 HISTORY OF EGYPTIAN architecture. GIZA No.1 The pyramids earlier than Gizaare Step pyramid of King Zoser in Saqqara (early III Dynasty), Step pyramid http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/org/orion/eng/hst/egypt/giza.html

HISTORY OF EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE GIZA No.1 : Pyramids, Giza, 4th Dynasty, 2545-2450 B.C. ; Giza, Egypt. The three great pyramids and six small pyramids are situated on the left bank of the Nile in Cairo. The pyramids earlier than Giza are Step pyramid of King Zoser in Saqqara (early III Dynasty), Step pyramid in Medum (III-IV Dynasty), the pyramid in Dahshur (IV Dynasty) and others. The Pyramid of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus from left to right. IV Dynasty; 2545-2450 B.C. The Pyramid of Cheops is 230.364m square at base, 137.18m height (originally 146m) and the incline is 51 degree .52. The Pyramid of Chephren is 215.8m square at base, 136.5m height (originally 143.5m)and the incline is 53 degree .20. The Pyramid of Mycerinus is 108.5m square at base, 66.5m height and the incline is 51 degree. The Pyramid of Cheops and Chephren from left to right. Photo: Shoji Hiramatsu [No.1] Pylamids : [No.2] Pyramid of Chephren : [No.3] Pyramid of Cheops [No.4] Sphinx : [No.5] Valley Temple of King Chephren BACK TO HISTORY OF EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE BACK TO HISTORY OF WESTERN ARCHITECTURE HOME

34. Egypt: Art And Architecture The architecture was based upon perpendicular structures and inclined planes The size, design, and structure of the pyramids reveal the skill of these http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.4.html

Egypt: Art and Architecture Architecture The great architectural achievements of the past are built of stone. Stone quarries supplied the large blocks of granite, limestone, and sandstone that were used for building temples and tombs. Architects planned carefully as building was done without mortar, so the stones had to fit precisely together. Only pillars were used to sustain short stone supports. At the temple of Karnak, a ramp of adobe brick can be seen leading to the top of the temple wall. Such ramps were used to allow workmen to carry stones to the top of structure and allow artists to decorate the tops of walls and pillars. Pillars were built in the same way. As height was added, the ground was raised. When the top of the pillar was completed, the artists would decorate from the top down, removing ramp sand as they went along. As soon as a pharaoh was named, construction on his tomb was begun. Tomb building continued throughout his life and stopped only on the day on which he died. As a result, some tombs are very large and finely decorated, while other tombs, like that of King Tutankhamun, are small because he ruled as a pharaoh for such a short time. The architecture was based upon perpendicular structures and inclined planes since there was no structural assistance except the strength and balance of the structure itself. For this reason, the square and the plumb-line were very important tools.

35. Dead Pharoahs It describes the basic architecture and history of the site. It containsclear images of the pyramids and the Sphinx and also contains a map to see http://www.providence.edu/dwc/egypt2.htm

EGYPTIAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURE Excavations at Giza Location: http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/GIZ/NN_Fall92/NN_Fall92.html This site is an extremely well researched and detailed account of the archeological finds at Giza. It includes over twenty pictures and maps of the site. It has a fascinating and detailed representation of each item. A student could write and entire paper just from the material present on this site. Joe Creamer Giza Location: http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/giza.htm This site has some decent photographs. The photographs may appear small at first, but if one clicks on them, the site links you to much larger pictures. Information provided by this site is somewhat lacking. It is recommended to go elsewhere if looking for history or architectural information, but if one is looking for images, this is a nice place to go. Sery Bounphasaysonh THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA Location: http://pharos.bu.edu/Egypt/Wonders/pyramid.html I would only recommend this document if anyone is looking for a specific example of a pyramid. It tells very little about the Egyptian culture in general, but it does make reference to the fact that we do not know how the Egyptians constructed the pyramids. It also describes the pyramid in detail. Once in this document, one is also able to observe other items from Egyptian culture such as a tomb or a piece of art. Julie Burke Guardian's Sphinx Location: http://guardians.net/egypt/sphinx/

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37. Prayer, Telepathy And Astrology: Connexions With Ancient Architecture, Pyramids, Similarly, the one thing common to pyramids is mass which leads to the distortion of were wrong in their differing advocations for church architecture? http://www.hammerwood.mistral.co.uk/earthwav.htm

Buildings and landscapes, temples, Mother of all - Earth, the physics of invisible and immortal David Pinnegar BSC ARCS An old man once asked what was the difference between someone from the town and someone from the countryside. " The town man ", he said, " is clever. The country man is wise Town men might laugh at the bee-keeper talking to his bees or the seedsman talking to his plants and tell them that they are mad. When a swarm of wild bees in the walls of Hammerwood heard a bee-keeper proposing to kill them for fear of the spread of disease, the bees heard him and felt my fear for them! Within two hours they had fled elsewhere. Increasingly that which was unimaginable is now understandable. What would the medieval peasant have thought about that biblical story of Adam being put to sleep, cut open, the extraction of a rib and his being sewn back together, alive? In the past, life was simple - it was all a matter of belief. As we ate of the tree of knowledge, life became less clear. With imperfect knowledge Darwinists told us that we evolved from a primeval sea of life and they disrupted the faith of many. Yet scientific understanding of the DNA mechanism may yet confirm conclusively our old beliefs. If life ever evolved from chaos, the ancient myths suggest that it did so in another creation. What was light long ago has faded into darkness. Imperfect knowledge plunges us into a sea of uncertainty but in the deeper knowledge of science we rediscover the beauty of creation. The job common to artists, priests and scientists is to make that which was invisible visible. The task of the museum curator is to preserve the source materials.

38. ArtLex On Architecture architecture, with images of great examples from throughout history, The pyramids at Giza are descendants of earlier stepped designs which were built in http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/a/architecture.html

a rchitecture - The art of designing and constructing buildings ( structures ), and other environmental features. A person who practises architecture is called an architect The jargon of architecture is what architects and designers archly call "talkitecture" or "archispeak." They refer to windows as " glazing " or " fenestration ," and a beam or lintel as " trabeation ." A covered driveway is a "porte-cochere." Nothing is simply flat , it's " planar " instead. Construction people are content with solid Anglo-Saxon words: wall, window, and door. Architects add a savory salad of Latin- and French-based words. Architects eschew gustatory metaphors like my salad, but they can't hold back from using the human body as metaphor: a building can have arms, head, spine, skeleton, skin, etc. Western periods of architectural history generally parallel those of the other arts: classical Gothic Renaissance Mannerism ... Modernism , and Postmodernism among them. Some examples of architecture: England, Salisbury Plain

39. Geometry In Art & Architecture Unit 2 art, and architecture with what appears to be an obvious example; the pyramids,works of architecture that are also basic geometric figures. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/math5.geometry/unit2/unit2.html

Description and Requirements The Book Bibliography Syllabus ... Introduction The Great Pyramid Music of the Spheres Number Symbolism Polygons and Tilings The Platonic Solids ... Early Twentieth Century Art The Geometric Art of M.C. Escher Later Twentieth Century Geometry Art Art and the Computer Squaring the Circle in the Great Pyramid "Twenty years were spent in erecting the pyramid itself: of this, which is square, each face is eight plethra, and the height is the same; it is composed of polished stones, and jointed with the greatest exactness; none of the stones are less than thirty feet." -Heroditus, Chap. II, para. 124. Slide 2-1: The Giza Pyramids and Sphinx as depicted in 1610, showing European travelers Tompkins, Peter. Secrets of the Great Pyramid. NY: Harper, 1971. p. 22 Outline: The Great Pyramid The Golden Ratio Egyptian Triangle Squaring the Circle ... Reading The Great Pyramid Slide 2-2: The Great Pyramid of Cheops Tompkins, Peter. Secrets of the Great Pyramid. NY: Harper, 1971. p. 205 We start our task of showing the connections between geometry, art, and architecture with what appears to be an obvious example; the pyramids, works of architecture that are also basic geometric figures.

40. Golden Section In Art And Architecture Visit the web page Cairo and the pyramids of Giza for more details. But whilstin architecture there was this very great interest in geometry, http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/goldslide/jbgoldslide.htm

The following comprises a set of slides on "Golden Section in Art and Architecture". In the commentary, it is presumed that the user is familiar with the geometry of phi. [If not, visit Fascinating Flat Facts about Phi for a wealth of information.] Click on any slide below to access an enlargement suitable for downloading. Enlargements have a horizontal dimension 800 dpi and/or a vertical dimension 600 dpi. Click on the various animation buttons to access an animation of related slides. TITLE The ancient Egyptians were the first to use mathematics in art. It seems almost certain that they ascribed magical properties to the golden section (golden ratio, divine proportion, phi) and used in the design of their great pyramids. pyramids, Giza If we take a cross section of the Great Pyramid , we get a right triangle, the so-called Egyptian Triangle. The ratio of the slant height of the pyramid (hypotenuse of the triangle) to the distance from ground center (half the base dimension) is 1.61804 ... which differs from phi by only one unit in the fifth decimal place. If we let the base dimension be 2 units, then the sides of the right triangle are in the proportion 1:sqrt(phi):phi and the pyramid has a height of sqrt(phi). Visit the web page Cairo and the Pyramids of Giza for more details.

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