People travel thousands of miles to see the pyramids in Giza, Egypt. Even with the amazing skyscrapers constructed today, these 4,500-year-old wonders remain some of the most astounding structures on Earth. In this well-researched volume, 100 facts about these intriguing buildings and other pyramids will take readers around the world to Egypt, China, Mexico, and even a glass pyramid in Paris, France. Vibrant photographs, interesting activities, and fun quizzes and diagrams will keep readers engaged as they learn about history, culture, architecture, and more.

This title takes readers on an incredible journey to the Pyramids of Egypt, some of the world's most extraordinary, yet endangered, Troubled Treasures. Young travel enthusiasts are sure to appreciate the large, colorful photos of these stone giants rising from the desert sands. Interior images will spark their imaginations about the people who built these mysterious structures. Students will get a chance to discover how the pyramids were built and the unique features of each tomb, including the pyramids of Djoser, Snefru, Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure, and Unas. They will also become familiar with UNESCO and why the pyramids were named a World Heritage site. Colorful maps show where in the world Egypt's pyramids are located and give a detailed view of where the pyramids are located. From Giza's famed Sphinx to the Valley of the Kings to today's conservation efforts, the chapter text highlights the history of Egypt's pyramids and their significance to ancient Egyptian culture. Tips for how to be a conscious tourist encourage kids to consider responsible environmental actions in the pyramids and at home. Informative sidebars and fun facts offer additional opportunities for readers to explore the Pyramids of Egypt, while bolded glossary terms, phonetic spellings, and an index make this adventurous volume accessible! Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

This book offers an explanation of how the Great Pyramid was designed and built.

Many theories surround the geometric and mathematical factors that determined the shape of the Great Pyramid. Herz-Fischler examines and tests the theories of a range of, mostly Victorian, archaeologists, architects, engineers and mathematicians including Jomard, Perring, Ramee and Petrie.

The great pyramids in Egypt have boggled the minds of archaeologists and historians for many years. Why were they built? Who built them? Over time, historians have been able to answer these questions through examining artifacts that have been found inside and by analyzing mummified bodies and attempting to identify the people buried inside. This book provides readers with information conveyed through text and full-color photographs. Fact boxes and sidebars supplement the text and give further insight into what these historical structures were used for.

The Book Is Unique of Its Kind and Has No Analog In The World. The second edition of this interesting book contains an extensive amount of changes and new information, which will make a reader understand the theory proposed by the author much better. The book starts with a general history of the pyramids, and then the book goes over the ciphers of pyramids proposed by the author. The book then goes over the general astronomy, and shows schemes of stars, solar systems and galaxies deciphered and obtained from an key geometry. Overall, the book is unique of its kind and is inspired by the passage from the Holy Bible in the New Testament, "...the keys of the kingdom of heaven" Matthew 16:19.

The oldest substantial body of religious texts from ancient Egypt consists of the Pyramid Texts. These are hieroglyphic religious texts inscribed upon the interior walls of the pyramid tombs of kings and queens beginning around 2345 BCE. This book explores the Pyramid Texts.

Chronicles the rise and decline of the pyramids as funerary monuments and discusses how they related to ancient Egyptian society, how they were built, and how researchers are studying them to learn more about the Egyptian culture.

I.E.S. Edwards was born just before World War I and his life spanned over 80 years of Egyptological research. His classic work, The Pyramids of Egypt, was first published in 1947, and is still in print and in demand. As keeper of Egyptology at the British Museum he organized the successful Tutankhamun exhibition in 1972. It attracted over 1.5 million people and his guide to the exhibition sold over 300,000 copies in Britain alone. One of his major projects was the salvage of the temples of Philae. During a life lived at the centre of Egyptology, he was involved in many of the greatest controversies and discoveries of this never-dull subject. These memoirs form a fascinating record of a century of research.