Explore The Great Pyramid For Yourself In A New 3D Virtual Reconstruction

If you haven’t checked the Great Pyramid of Giza off your bucket list, a new 3D virtual tour might help you with that—and you don’t even have to break a sweat. Better yet, admission is free.

Created by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiques with the help of Harvard University’s Giza Project researchers, the all-new, 360° interactive experience takes you inside the largest of the Egyptian pyramids.

With a height of just over 481 feet tall, the Great Pyramid stood as the tallest monument in the world for over 3,800 years, until the Lincoln Cathedral was built in 1311.

Construction for the pyramid was no easy feat, of course. It consists of about 2.3 million stone blocks, each weighing 2.5 to 15 tons. The Ancient Egyptians also had to transport 8,000 tons of granite from Aswan, located more than 500 miles away. Without modern technology, this process seems unfathomable, though it is believed workers carried the blocks by ox or boat, as well as on sleds—likely dragged across wet sand to conserve their energy.

The Great Pyramid is also known as Khufu Pyramid, named after the Fourth Dynasty pharaoh who ordered the structure and whose tomb lies in it. The historical treasure is the oldest of the seven wonders of the world, and the only Wonder of the Ancient World that’s still surviving.

The Giza pyramids used to be white, having been made out of polished limestone. In fact, they sparkled under the sun.

You’ll start out at the tour by entering a tunnel forged by robbers in 820 CE.

Once in, you’ll be able to visit the King’s chamber at the tip of the monument, the Queen’s chamber at the center, and a third chamber whose function remains shrouded in mystery. The three chambers were photographed by researchers to be digitized into this 3D tour.

Thanks to Harvard University, you can now virtually enter the Great Pyramid of Giza in 3D and 360º pic.twitter.com/7ZYVanpZuu

— Tansu YEÄžEN (@TansuYegen) November 11, 2022

While tour guides won’t be around, your digital expedition will be aided with helpful links to help you discover more about the architectural marvel. Explore the Great Pyramid here.

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