1. Perciving The Arts
... room proper, usually termed the King's Chamber. This room is entirely lined and roofed with granite. From the chamber two narrow shafts run obliquely through the masonry to the exterior of the pyramid. Above the King's Chamber are five compartments separated by massive horizontal granite slabs; the likely purpose of these slabs was to shield the ceiling of the burial chamber by diverting the immense thrust exerted by t! he overlying masses of masonry. The Khufu pyramid of Egypt, also known as ... purposes at one end to purely utilitarian purposes at the other. This polarity of purpose i...
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