it took estimated 2.3 million bricks to build the great pyramid of giza.
it took estimated 2.3 million bricks to build the great pyramid of giza.
how many bricks did it take to build the great pyramid of giza?
estimated 2.3 million
the great pyramid consists of an estimated 2.3 million blocks which most believe to have been transported from nearby quarries. the tura limestone used for the casing was quarried across the river. the largest granite stones in the pyramid, found in the "king's" chamber, weigh 25 to 80 tonnes and were transported from aswan, more than away. ancient egyptians cut stone into rough blocks by hammering grooves into natural stone faces, inserting wooden wedges, then soaking these with water. as the water was absorbed, the wedges expanded, breaking off workable chunks. once the blocks were cut, they were carried by boat either up or down the nile river to the pyramid. it is estimated that 5.5 million tonnes of limestone, 8,000 tonnes of granite (imported from aswan), and 500,000 tonnes of mortar were used in the construction of the great pyramid.
great pyramid of giza
influenced by the pyramidology theories of john taylor and charles piazzi smyth, nelson barbour and charles russell taught that the great pyramid of giza contained prophetic measurements in "pyramid inches" that pointed to both 1874 and 1914. russell viewed the great pyramid as "god's stone witness and prophet". smyth reviewed russell's manuscript on the great pyramid before publication and russell credited him and scottish writer robert menzies for the view "that the great pyramid is jehovah's 'witness', and that it was as important a witness to divine truth as to natural science." prophetic dates derived from the measurements inside the great pyramid were seen as complementary to biblical interpretations. russell included the great pyramid as part of his film and color slide production "the photo-drama of creation" in 1914, suggesting that the great pyramid was built by the old testament king-priest melchizedek. a special edition of the first volume of "studies in the scriptures" was also published, which was re-titled "the divine plan of the ages and the corroborative testimony of the great pyramid". in accordance with russell's wishes, a high replica of a pyramid was erected at his gravesite in pittsburgh, pennsylvania with its capstone "patterned after the capstone of the great pyramid of egypt, symbolic of the christ."
eschatology of jehovah's witnesses