The wisest of scholars and most experienced of archeologists continue to remain baffled by the Ancient Egyptian pyramids. From the first, built in 2750 B.C. to the largest, built in 2560 B.C. the precision and craftmanship involved in constructing these ancient wonders was beyond even the technological advances we have at our fingertips today. When considering the largest pyramid Khufu, with 2.5 million limestone blocks weighing an average of 2 tons and rising 42 stories high, the construction just does not seem to work out logistically or practically. Many theories exist including they were built by extra terrestrials, but regardless they stand as a true work of art and man's innate desire to create and in this case, create something grand. The pyramids were built in the efforts of the Pharoahs to assist in their immortality and as a passageway to the gods they believed they would rule and reign with in the heavens.
I chose to see these mystic structures by camel course so I hired my guide, Ahmed and he chose his camel Moses to lead us around the pyramids. As we sauntered around each structure, I was completely awestruck by their magnitude. Trying to picture 5,000 years ago, men hoisting blocks weighing two tons was truly a stretch of my imagination. It is no wonder that these are the last standing of The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World. There is a proverb that says "Man fears time, but time fears the pyramids". In primitive times, mankind was able to design and build these masterpieces that have stood the test of time. Incredible. Being at the site of the pyramids and looking upon them was to look upon greatness and mystery.
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