Egyptian pyramids are considered to be wonders of the ancient world and are spectacular to see. The largest of these pyramids was build by the Pharaoh Cheops in 2575 BC. This great pyramid contained six and a quarter million tons of stone. It was 480 feet high b

There is a lot of evidence that ramps where used at least in parts of the construction of a pyramid. There are many different ways that they could have been attached to the pyramid. Some Egyptologists propose a straight, gently sloping, linear ramp, some propose a steep staircase ramp, and others propose a ramp that spiraled up the four sides of the pyramid. Either way, the pyramid was built and the Egyptians found some way that actually worked. There is definitive evidence that ramps were used atleast in the initial construction, but there is nothing definite for later building phases.

efore the apex stones were lost. Each side of the square base was 760 feet, with a mathematical error of about 0.03 per cent. Each block of limestone weighed about two and a half tons. The joint in-between each block was exactly one-fifteenth of an inch. In order to achieve such precision there must have been both advanced mechanical and mathematical processes at the time.

Koslow, Richard, “Article”, How the Egyptians built the Pyramids, online http://www.egyptspyramids.com/html/article.html. Microsoft Internet Explorer. 9/28/02

M.J. Silverman, Ancient Egypt: A Clear and Concise History (Toppan Publishing Inc, New York, 1989) page 190.

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