The Pyramid of Khufu, or Cheops, is one of the Seven Wonders of the World located in Egypt. It is 137 meters tall with sides 230 meters long and contains an estimated 6.4 million tons of stone. According to legend, it took around 20-25 years to build using 100,000 workers who changed every three months. The architect is believed to have been Khufu himself. It contains burial chambers and an entrance on the north side, with an additional entrance added later. The pyramid is believed to have held symbolic meaning as a structure to transport the pharaoh's soul to the afterlife.

1. Pyramid of Kheops

2. Pyramid of kheops (Khufu). One of seven wonders on our planet. A pyramid is in Egypt. Its height a 137 meter, length of side of pyramid is 230 meters. On legend piraminda was built in a 26 age B.C.

3. It`s volume 2 521 000 cu.m.s.Mass of pyramid makes 6 400 000 tons. According to Gerodot, 100 000 workers which changed each other three each month, built a pyramid approximately 20-25 years. The architect of pyramid is consider Khemiun .

4. The included in the pyramid of Kheopsa beds from a north side, at the 13 level of stone blocks. But at the end of ninth age of our era a caliph Maamun, ordered to do another entrance –also from a north, but below, at the level of sixth row. By him now usually and use.

5. In 1954 this rook was found out at excavations. It is built from a cedar without a single nail and, in the time of life Kheopsa served as to him the personal ship . On the south side of pyramid of Kheopsa there is building, in a due form reminding a ship. It so urgent «Sun rook», on which Kheops must was leave in the potustoronniy world .