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1. Project: Greatest Pyramid
of All Time
Presented by Hemiunu
Architect, and Nephew of King Khufu

2. Objectives
 Build the tallest stone structure in the world
 The most magnificent pyramid to be built yet
 Will serve as a royal tomb for the Pharaoh
Khufu
 A masterpiece of mathematics and engineering
 Biggest project ever!

3. Project Timeline & Location
 Construction should be complete within 20
years.
 Location: On top of a limestone plateau.
 The building site has been chosen for its
proximity to the limestone quarries.

4. Design

5. Workers
 We considered recruitment of Israelites, or
extraterrestrials. We also received work offers
from the residents of Atlantis.
 All above options were ruled out.
 There will be no need to employ slaves or
aliens from another planet.
 Enough free Egyptian workers are available
for conscription. Their service for the King will
help them pay their taxes.

6. Skills Needed
 A wide range of skills, from management to
craftspeople:
 Overseers
 High priests
 Engineers and designers
 Potters, weavers and carpenters
 Quarrymen and stonemasons
 Doctors
 Water carriers, bakers and fishermen
 And many more…

7. Responsibilities
 Each team will receive clear instructions on
their responsibilities.
For example:
 #1. Pyramid designers and engineers will
ensure the pyramid rises evenly and
uniformly, and the design has perfect
precision and perfect angles.

8. Responsibilities
(Cont.)
 #2. High priests will provide guidance using
esoteric knowledge about, for example, the
burial chambers, or alignment of the shafts with
certain stars.
 #3. The Masons, at the end of the 19th year
into the project, will commence to smooth out
the pyramid’s surface. That will transform the
rough stone into a gleaming white monument
worthy of a pharaoh. It’s expected to take a full
year — the final year.

9. Materials
 Limestone (quarried onsite)
 Granite (to be shipped from the city of
Swenett)
 Total estimate: 2,300,000 blocks
 An average of 315 blocks will be placed every
day.

10. Tools
 Latest technology: Copper chisels, drills and
saws.
 Hard-stone pounders, granite hammers and
sledges.
 And of course, a lot of brute force.

11. Work Environment
 Total workforce of 25000 employees is required.
They’ll be divided into teams of 1000 workers.
 E.g. ‘The Drunkards of Khufu’ team, or ‘The
Friends of the Pharaoh' team.
 Meals provided will include loaves of bread,
beer, meat, fish (fresh from the Nile).
 Accommodation for all workers will be arranged
in settlements around the construction site.
 Medical care (treatment and amputations) is
available in case of work injuries.

12. Challenges
 Special measures will be taken to protect
against tomb robbers (solution: plug
passageways with granite blocks).
 The enormous weight above the burial
chamber might cause it to collapse (solution:
build stress-relieving chambers above it with
granite beams to distribute the weight)
 Many other challenges still remain, like
transporting granite blocks by boats on the
Nile to the building site.

13. In brief…
 Our ancestors have been building pyramids
for hundreds of years but this one is different.
 This pyramid will be a testament to the glory
of our civilization, and will evoke great
admiration from future generations.

14. Questions?
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