9 The Great Pyramid of Giza

GUSTAVO'S MISSION NOTES THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA The ancient Egyptians believed that life continued after death. They built pyramids to contain the mummified bodies of their kings—the pharaohs. The mummies were meant to stay in the pyramids forever, while the pharaohs' spirits traveled to the afterlife. There are more than 100 pyramids across Egypt. The biggest is the Great Pyramid of Giza, which is near Cairo. It was built for Pharaoh Khufu. The stone at the top of a pyramid is called the capstone The outer layer was made of smooth, white limestone slabs Rough, dark limestone blocks were used for inner structure Burial chamber of Pharaoh Khufu

古斯塔沃的使命吉萨大金字塔古埃及人相信人死后生命还会继续。 他们建造金字塔来存放他们的国王——法老的木乃伊尸体。 木乃伊将永远留在金字塔中，而法老的灵魂将前往来世。 埃及有100多座金字塔。 最大的是靠近开罗的吉萨大金字塔。 它是为法老胡夫建造的。 金字塔顶部的石头被称为顶石，外层由光滑的白色石灰石板制成，粗糙的深色石灰石块用于内部结构，法老胡夫的墓室

FACT FILE Like all the other important tombs of ancient Egypt, it was built on the west bank of the River Nile. The Egyptians believed this was the land of the dead. The Great Pyramid was built in 2589 BCE—that's more than 4,500 years ago! The Great Pyramid is 482ft tall and made of 2,300,000 blocks of limestone. It took 20 years to build. Each block weighed as much as an average elephant! WHO WAS PHARAOH KHUFU? Khufu was famous for building the Great Pyramid, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. But apart from this, we know very little about him. He was the son of Sneferu and Queen Hetepheres I, and is believed to have had three wives. Khufu had the biggest pyramid, but the only surviving statue of him is tiny—just 3in high.

像古埃及所有其他重要的陵墓一样，它建在尼罗河西岸。 埃及人认为这是死人的土地。 大金字塔建于公元前2589年，距今4500多年了！大金字塔高482英尺，由230万块石灰石组成。 它花了20年才建成。 每块积木的重量相当于一头普通大象的重量！法老胡夫是谁？ 胡夫以建造大金字塔而闻名，大金字塔是世界七大奇迹之一。 但除此之外，我们对他知之甚少。 他是斯尼弗鲁和王后希特菲勒斯一世的儿子，据信他有三个妻子。 胡夫有最大的金字塔，但唯一幸存的他的雕像很小，只有3英寸高。