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PASSAGE 1 : PYRAMIDS
A pyramid is a structure or monument, usually with a quadrilateral base, which rises to a
triangular point. No pyramids are more celebrated than the Great Pyramids of Giza, located
on a plateau on the west bank of the Nile River, on the outskirts of modern-day Cairo. The
oldest and the largest of the three pyramids at Giza, known as the Great Pyramid, is the only
surviving structure out of the famed seven wonders of the ancient world. It was built for
Khufu (Cheops, in Greek), Sneferu's successor and the second of the eight kings of the fourth
dynasty
. Though Khufu reigned for 23 years (2589-2566 B.C.), relatively little is known of his
reign beyond the grandeur of his pyramid. The sides of the pyramid's base average 755.75
feet (230 meters), and its original height was 481.4 feet (147 meters), making it the largest
pyramid in the world. Three small pyramids built for Khufu's queens are lined up next to
the Great Pyramid, and a tomb was found nearby containing the empty Sarcophagus of his
mother, Queen Hetepheres.
It is also believed that pyramids have an inexplicable power to preserve the things placed
inside them. It was found that small desert animals that had wandered into the pyramids had
died but not decayed, Bovis, a frenchman experimented with various models of pyramids-
by placing inside them highly perishable food. Surprisingly, they were preserved far beyond
d Whe
their usual span.
It is the shape of the pyramid that has the power to concentrate the energy on the things
placed in it. The possibility of power the pyramids have is endless. May be it could be used
to preserve youth, ensure good health or may be even build your house in the shape of
pyramid and so increase your life span.
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