it took approximately 10 years to build great pyramid of giza.
it took approximately 10 years to build great pyramid of giza.
how long did it take to build great pyramid of giza?
approximately 10 years
the work of quarrying, moving, setting, and sculpting the huge amount of stone used to build the pyramids might have been accomplished by several thousand skilled workers, unskilled laborers and supporting workers. bakers, carpenters, water carriers, and others were also needed for the project. along with the methods utilized to construct the pyramids, there is also wide speculation regarding the exact number of workers needed for a building project of this magnitude. when greek historian herodotus visited giza in 450 bc, he was told by egyptian priests that "the great pyramid had taken 400,000 men 20 years to build, working in three-month shifts 100,000 men at a time." evidence from the tombs indicates that a workforce of 10,000 laborers working in three-month shifts took around 30 years to build a pyramid.
giza pyramid complex
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