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    What are pyramids made of?

    Question #1174. Asked by Melissa. (Apr 12 00 8:31 PM)


    shantaram

    		Stone or Brick ---- as per Encyclopaedia Britannica

    Apr 13 00, 2:38 AM
    ODonnell

    		I'm assuming that you are asking about the Pyramids at Giza, Egypt and not the pyramids found in Peru, Mexico, etc.

    The three great pyramids at Giza. The largest, the pyramid of King Cheops, is in the rear. To build it required over two million large limestone blocks. The pyramid of King Chephren is in the center and the pyramid of King Mycerinus is in front. The three small pyramids are of Mycerinus's queens. These monumental pyramids are precisely oriented to the four cardinal points. Cheops' pyramid is a square, 756 feet on each side. Its height is over 481 feet and the slope of the sides is 552'.

    Wed Apr 12 16:14:06 CDT 2000
    [Reposted to ODonnell for credit - McG]

    Apr 08 02, 8:17 PM
    DPISHERE

    		They were usually made of stone.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid


    Feb 11 09, 4:34 PM
    goldbob

    		rocks

    Feb 22 13, 11:01 AM

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