The Great Pyramid was built by the Pharaoh as a mechanical device to slow time in order to increase the Pharaoh’s life span. The Pharaoh was instructed to routinely sleep in the granite coffer within the King’s chamber. read more
Purpose of The Pyramids of Egypt Ancient Egypt History The Old Kingdom. Their purpose was not architectural but religious; the Pyramids of Egypt were tombs, lineally descended from the most primitive of burial mounds. read more