Giza Pyramids Nazlet El Semman نزلة السمان Egypt
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- Distance
- 4.81 mi
- Elevation gain
- 305 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 305 ft
- Max elevation
- 229 ft
- TrailRank
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71
5
- Min elevation
- 32 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- one hour 34 minutes
- Time
- 2 hours 35 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1315
- Uploaded
- March 26, 2023
- Recorded
- March 2023
near Nazlat as Sammān, Giza (Egypt)
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At the beginning of the day we went early to have breakfast on the terrace of the hotel, this place gave us an extraordinary view of the pyramids, after breakfast we went to the ticket office to purchase the respective tickets to enter the venue, it took us approximately 25 minutes to get there. the line is chaos, since the Arab guides do not respect order and turn, they got in line and bought between 40 and 50 tickets, for a full bus, after this chaos we entered and immediately moved away from the big crowds and we followed an opposite route to avoid so many people, it was 8:30 am and we already began to observe these wonders of the ancient world. The Giza Necropolis is located on the Giza plateau, west of the town of the same name, about twenty kilometers from Cairo, Egypt. It began to be used during the second dynasty, pottery dating from the reign of Nynecher having been found. In it are the famous pyramids built by the pharaohs of the fourth dynasty Cheops, Khafre and Menkaure.
The Giza necropolis is the largest in Ancient Egypt, with burials dating back to the earliest dynasties. Its splendor reached it during the fourth dynasty, when the pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), also known as the Great Pyramid, the pyramid of Khafra (Chephren), and the relatively small pyramid of Menkaura (Micerino), along with several other subsidiaries, were erected. minors, funerary temples, Valley Temples, piers, processional roads and graves containing ceremonial solar boats were dug; The Great Sphinx of Giza was also carved into the rock of the plateau.
Of the three main pyramids, its core is preserved, made up of limestone blocks, but only a few remains remain of its lining, made of polished limestone or pink granite, as these blocks were used to build buildings in the nearby city of Cairo.
The Jafra (Kefren) pyramid seems the highest, but it is because it was built on a higher area of the Giza plateau; Actually, it is the one that is awarded to Khufu (Cheops) the one with the greatest height and volume. The Great Pyramid was considered in ancient times one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and it is the only one of the seven that still exists.
In the late Old Kingdom, during the Sixth Dynasty, there were several hundred tombs at Giza.
In 1959, the Memphis complex with its necropolis and pyramid fields (Giza, Abusir, Saqqara and Dahshur) was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, with the name of Memphis and its necropolis Pyramid areas from Giza to Dahshur. It is classified as cultural. Most construction theories are based on the idea that the pyramids were built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and dropping them into place. The disagreements center on the way in which the stones were transported and placed and how possible the method was.
In building the pyramids, the architects might have developed their techniques over time. They would select a site on a relatively flat area of bedrock, not sand, that would provide a stable footing. After carefully surveying the site and placing the first level of stones, they built the pyramids in horizontal tiers, one on top of the other.
For the Great Pyramid, most of the interior stone appears to have been quarried immediately to the south of the construction site. The smooth exterior of the pyramid was made of a fine grade of white limestone quarried across the Nile. These outer blocks had to be carefully cut, transported by river barge to Giza, and hauled up ramps to the construction site. Only a few outer blocks remain in place at the base of the Great Pyramid. During the Middle Ages (5th to 15th century), the remainder may have been taken by people for construction projects in the city of Cairo.
To ensure that the pyramid remained symmetrical, the outer facing stones had to be all equal in height and width. The workers could have marked all the blocks to indicate the angle of the pyramid wall and carefully trimmed the surfaces so that the blocks fit together. During construction, the outer surface of the stone was smooth limestone; the excess stone has been eroded by wind and sand over time.
The pyramids at Giza and others were built to house the remains of the deceased pharaohs who ruled Ancient Egypt. It was believed that a part of the pharaoh's spirit, his ka, remained with his corpse. Proper care of the remains was necessary so that the "former pharaoh could carry out his new duties as king of the dead." It is theorized that the pyramid not only served as a tomb for the pharaoh, but also as a storage pit for various items he would need in the afterlife. "The people of Ancient Egypt believed that death on Earth was the beginning of a journey to the other world." The embalmed body of the king was buried under or inside the pyramid to protect it and allow its transformation and ascension to the afterlife.
More information on wikipedia...
Highly recommended.
Essential and considered route for the EBC-2023 Project
At the beginning of the day we went early to have breakfast on the terrace of the hotel, this place gave us an extraordinary view of the pyramids, after breakfast we went to the ticket office to purchase the respective tickets to enter the venue, it took us approximately 25 minutes to get there. the line is chaos, since the Arab guides do not respect order and turn, they got in line and bought between 40 and 50 tickets, for a full bus, after this chaos we entered and immediately moved away from the big crowds and we followed an opposite route to avoid so many people, it was 8:30 am and we already began to observe these wonders of the ancient world. The Giza Necropolis is located on the Giza plateau, west of the town of the same name, about twenty kilometers from Cairo, Egypt. It began to be used during the second dynasty, pottery dating from the reign of Nynecher having been found. In it are the famous pyramids built by the pharaohs of the fourth dynasty Cheops, Khafre and Menkaure.
The Giza necropolis is the largest in Ancient Egypt, with burials dating back to the earliest dynasties. Its splendor reached it during the fourth dynasty, when the pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), also known as the Great Pyramid, the pyramid of Khafra (Chephren), and the relatively small pyramid of Menkaura (Micerino), along with several other subsidiaries, were erected. minors, funerary temples, Valley Temples, piers, processional roads and graves containing ceremonial solar boats were dug; The Great Sphinx of Giza was also carved into the rock of the plateau.
Of the three main pyramids, its core is preserved, made up of limestone blocks, but only a few remains remain of its lining, made of polished limestone or pink granite, as these blocks were used to build buildings in the nearby city of Cairo.
The Jafra (Kefren) pyramid seems the highest, but it is because it was built on a higher area of the Giza plateau; Actually, it is the one that is awarded to Khufu (Cheops) the one with the greatest height and volume. The Great Pyramid was considered in ancient times one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and it is the only one of the seven that still exists.
In the late Old Kingdom, during the Sixth Dynasty, there were several hundred tombs at Giza.
In 1959, the Memphis complex with its necropolis and pyramid fields (Giza, Abusir, Saqqara and Dahshur) was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, with the name of Memphis and its necropolis Pyramid areas from Giza to Dahshur. It is classified as cultural. Most construction theories are based on the idea that the pyramids were built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and dropping them into place. The disagreements center on the way in which the stones were transported and placed and how possible the method was.
In building the pyramids, the architects might have developed their techniques over time. They would select a site on a relatively flat area of bedrock, not sand, that would provide a stable footing. After carefully surveying the site and placing the first level of stones, they built the pyramids in horizontal tiers, one on top of the other.
For the Great Pyramid, most of the interior stone appears to have been quarried immediately to the south of the construction site. The smooth exterior of the pyramid was made of a fine grade of white limestone quarried across the Nile. These outer blocks had to be carefully cut, transported by river barge to Giza, and hauled up ramps to the construction site. Only a few outer blocks remain in place at the base of the Great Pyramid. During the Middle Ages (5th to 15th century), the remainder may have been taken by people for construction projects in the city of Cairo.
To ensure that the pyramid remained symmetrical, the outer facing stones had to be all equal in height and width. The workers could have marked all the blocks to indicate the angle of the pyramid wall and carefully trimmed the surfaces so that the blocks fit together. During construction, the outer surface of the stone was smooth limestone; the excess stone has been eroded by wind and sand over time.
The pyramids at Giza and others were built to house the remains of the deceased pharaohs who ruled Ancient Egypt. It was believed that a part of the pharaoh's spirit, his ka, remained with his corpse. Proper care of the remains was necessary so that the "former pharaoh could carry out his new duties as king of the dead." It is theorized that the pyramid not only served as a tomb for the pharaoh, but also as a storage pit for various items he would need in the afterlife. "The people of Ancient Egypt believed that death on Earth was the beginning of a journey to the other world." The embalmed body of the king was buried under or inside the pyramid to protect it and allow its transformation and ascension to the afterlife.
More information on wikipedia...
Highly recommended.
Essential and considered route for the EBC-2023 Project
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GPI, ojalá un día me lleves a mí también 🫶🏻
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Realmente es un sueño y un gran logro el conocer estas monumentales pirámides… maravillas del mundo antiguo y por supuesto del mundo moderno también.
GROMAN el incluir este destino en el itinerario con rumbo al campo base del Everest, además de original, fue aprovechar de la mejor forma la oportunidad y el poder compartir juntos la experiencia…todavía mejor 🤩🙏🏼