As one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still intact, the Giza Pyramid has captivated humanity for millennia.
The Great Pyramid, built for Pharaoh Khufu, was completed around 2560 BC and is the only one of the Seven Wonders that remains largely unchanged.
Located on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, this complex consists of a total of six pyramids: three towering pyramids (Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure) and three smaller ones, along with the colossal Sphinx, making it a fascinating destination for tourists.
The Great Pyramid built for Pharaoh Khufu.
Diagram of the Giza Pyramid. (Image: Internet)
Thousands of years on Earth have yet to fully uncover the secrets of the Pyramid. Constructed from 2.3 million tightly bonded stone blocks with a total weight of 5.9 million tons, each stone weighs between 2 to 30 tons, with some even reaching 50 tons.
To this day, scientists still cannot comprehend how the ancient Egyptians transported and constructed such a massive structure. Additionally, the Giza pyramid complex poses geographical challenges that astronomers have struggled to decode.
Located at the Center of the Earth’s Continents
The Giza Pyramid is situated at the intersection of the longest longitude and latitude lines.
Many consider the Great Pyramid of Giza to be one of the oldest, grandest, and most perfect “scientific monuments” on Earth, created thousands of years ago.
It is not only a marvel of architecture and engineering but also a geographical wonder, as the Giza Pyramid lies at the intersection of the longest longitude and latitude lines in the world.
Aligned with the Orion Constellation’s Belt
The three large pyramids at the Giza complex form a perfect line on the ground and align with the three belt stars of the Orion constellation. (Image: Internet).
The trio of pyramids Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure.
The three pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure create a perfect line on the ground. Additionally, they are aligned with three stars that form the belt of the Orion constellation. This hypothesis was first proposed by Robert Bauval in 1983.
According to computer modeling, the Great Sphinx and the three Pyramids at Giza were aligned with Orion’s belt in 10,450 BC.
American archaeologist and engineer Glen Dash presented a simpler idea. His research suggests that the Egyptians around 4,500 years ago may have used the equinox point to achieve that perfect alignment.
The equinox point is considered to occur twice a year (the Spring Equinox and the Autumn Equinox), when the plane of the Earth’s equator passes through the center of the solar disk, and the lengths of day and night are roughly equal.
Previous measurements of the equinox points were dismissed as an alignment method that could be overlooked, due to the assumption that it would not provide sufficient accuracy. However, Glen Dash’s research indicated a way that using the equinox could work – by employing a gnomon – a sundial pole.
To discover this, Glen Dash conducted his own experiment, starting on the first day of the Autumn Equinox in 2016 – which fell on September 22, 2016 – and used a gnomon to create a shadow.
The archaeologist tracked the shadow’s point at regular intervals, forming a smooth curve connecting the points. By the end of the day, with a taut string wrapped around the pole, Glen Dash blocked two points of the curve to create a nearly perfect line running east-west.
This method is also known as the Indian Circle Method. Check out how it works through the image below:
Glen Dash demonstrated that the margin of error is similar to the small errors found in the alignment of the Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure pyramids in Giza.
The experiment was conducted in Connecticut, USA, but Glen Dash stated that a similar approach would be effective in Egypt.
In fact, all ancient Egyptians needed to align the pyramids on a sunny, clear day, Glen Dash explained. He added that the Egyptians could calculate the equinox point by counting 91 days from the summer solstice.
Although the American archaeologist’s research passionately advocates for Egyptian pyramid studies, showing that this technique could be used to align the pyramids, we still lack any solid evidence that the ancient Egyptians did so.
“Unfortunately, the Egyptians left us very few clues. There are no technical documents or architectural manuscripts that provide technical explanations proving how the ancient Egyptians aligned any of their temples or pyramids,” Glen Dash wrote.
While we may never know what truly happened, this hypothesis presents an intriguing point – that something as simple as mapping shadows at equinoxes could be sophisticated enough to arrange some of humanity’s most recognizable ancient structures.
The Mystery of the Triad
According to History.com, there exists a “Mystery of the Triad” in the world. There are three of the most mysterious areas in the world: the Giza Pyramid, the “Silent Zone” in Mexico, and the Bermuda Triangle (in the Atlantic Ocean) that lie on the same straight line on Earth.
The “Silent Zone” has the ability to disable all types of sound waves and phones. The Bermuda Triangle is known for the mysterious disappearances of numerous ships and aircraft.
Giza Faces the True North of the Earth
This structure points more accurately to True North than any other structure in the world.
Another interesting fact is that the Giza Pyramid complex faces exactly towards the True North of the Earth. This structure points more accurately to True North than any other structure in the world.
Despite being built thousands of years ago, the pyramid is only off from True North by 0.05 degrees. This deviation is due to the fact that True North changes over time. At the time of its completion, it pointed directly at this point.
