Oct 28, 2022 17:00:00

3D virtual tour 'Inside the Great Pyramid' where you can freely look around the Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt is said to be the tomb where King Khufu of the 4th Dynasty of ancient Egypt was buried. attracting. A web service ' Inside the Great Pyramid ' that reproduces the inside of the Great Pyramid of Giza with a 3D scan and allows you to freely tour has appeared, so I walked around the inside of the pyramid actually reproduced in 3D.

Inside the Great Pyramid | Giza Project
https://giza.mused.org/en/guided/266/inside-the-great-pyramid

Inside the Great Pyramid is offered as part of Harvard University's Giza Project . After accessing the above site, click 'Enter the Pyramid' at the bottom of the screen.

Then, the viewpoint moved in front of the pyramid entrance. The screen says 'You're now standing on the blocks of the Great Pyramid at Giza. For the first time ever, you can explore the entire pyramid interior.' For the first time in history, it is possible to explore all inside the pyramid)' is displayed, and first you can experience a tour inside the pyramid while watching the text on the screen. Click 'NEXT' ......

Looking back from the entrance, the cityscape of Cairo and the Nile River in the background were introduced. You can continue the tour by pressing 'NEXT' more and more, or you can change the viewpoint and position without pressing the button.

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built about 4500 years ago ...

The original height of construction is about 481 feet (about 146.6 m), and the length of each side is 750 feet (about 228 m).

The internal structure of the pyramid looks like this. The right end is the entrance, from which the passage towards the central part of the pyramid extends and branches into the upper and lower sides. Three main stone chambers have been identified: the 'King's Chamber' at the top, the 'Queen's Chamber' at the bottom, and the 'Crypt' at the bottom, but little is known about their uses. About.

The hole we enter this time is said to have been dug in 820 by

Maamun , who was the caliph at the time.

As you go through the passage extending from the entrance ......

We have reached the junction of the ascending and descending passages. The descents are usually blocked and not accessible to tourists, but the 3D tour allows access to the descents.

It seems that the long and narrow descent passage continues endlessly ... ...

Eventually you will reach a point where you cannot go straight.

When turning a curve ......

Reached the basement at a point about 30m underground.

The purpose of the crypt is unknown, but some archaeologists have suggested that Khufu's sarcophagus was originally intended to be buried here.

Return to the junction of the ascending passage and the descending passage, and head for the ascending passage this time.

As you go through the aisle ......

Arrive at the branch between the Queen's Chamber and the King's Chamber.

The lower room is the Queen's Chamber.

Walk down the narrow passage towards the Queen's Chamber.

This is what it looks like between queens. In addition, although it is named Queen's Room, it is not believed that the Queen's body was actually enshrined.

There is a gap of unknown use in the eastern wall.

In addition, there are holes in the north and south walls that are considered to be ventilation holes.

Return to the fork, and this time go to the ascending passage.

Go on a long uphill road ......

Reached a point where the road is level.

It is believed that the entrance to the King's Chamber was blocked by a huge trapdoor to keep out intruders.

This is the king's room.

The only object is a granite sarcophagus. It was made by hollowing out a single rock, and because it is larger than the entrance, it is believed that it was brought in before the roof was completed.

There are several layers on the roof, and it is believed that it is a space to protect the king from the weight of the pyramid.

Like the Queen's Chamber, there are holes in the room that are considered to be ventilation holes in the north and south, and are connected to the outside of the pyramid.

This is the end of the tour, but you can still roam freely inside the pyramids. Click the block icon at the bottom left of the screen ......

You can see a 3D map of the internal structure.

Looking up at the ceiling ......

You can move the camera to see places that are normally difficult to see.

The Giza Project also offers 3D tours for ruins other than the Great Pyramid of Giza, such as 'Tomb Of Iasen (Iasen's Tomb)' and 'Tomb of Queen Meresankh III (Tomb of Meresankh III)' from the

official website . can be visited.