Introduction

The great pyramids of Giza were designed for Pharaoh Khufu. Just like many other Pyramids located in Egypt, the great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb for the great pharaoh. They were “to shelter and safeguard the part of pharaoh's soul that remained with his corpse”. They choose this particular shape based on a pointed sacred stone known as benben which symbolized the rays of the sun. They believed that the pharaohs reached the heavens via sunbeams. Today, the great pyramids have become a great tours attraction. What once was a sacred resting place for the Pharaoh's corpse is now a tourist attraction where you will find merchants, camel rentals and guides.

Literature Review

According to many Egyptologists and Archeologists, it does not appear that the Great Pyramid of Giza is constructed as a result of series of several infrequent and sporadic events. It appears that the Pharaohs, who constructed these Giza Pyramids, supervised everything from site locations to the design of these great Pyramids of Giza. It's a popular belief that the Pharaohs who were placed in these Pyramids of Giza were great project managers and skilled architects given the imaginative, inspired and detailed work that went into the construction of these Pyramids. According to many Egyptologists, each Pharaoh who is buried in these great Pyramids of Giza himself chose the site location for specific purposes. For instance King Khufu ordered his slaves to construct his Pyramid at the site that face the west of Nile river because many Pharaohs including King Khufu believed Nile river to be the home of deceased since the sun set towards that direction (Marston, Pp. 121).

Moreover, archeological geologists of ancient Egypt in their studies found that the position of each Pharaoh's burial site/chamber within the Pyramids of Giza is located at the center of ...