Great Pyramid - Ancient Mystery Unraveled. The Ancient Mystery Unraveled The Great Pyramid is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing.
It is one of the oldest structures on the face of the earth and arguably the best built. Its mortar joints are consistently 1/50 of an inch, which is incredible craftsmanship, considering that of the over two million stones that make up the Pyramid, there is no stone weighing less than a ton, most weighing about two and a half, and some as much as 20 tons! The Pyramid covers over 13 acres and is solid masonry, not hollow or earth-filled like the Central American pyramids. The Great Pyramid here demonstrates the remarkable character of its placement on the face of the Earth.
Pyramids. Ancient Egypt. Pyramids of Giza, pictures and history. Ancient World Mysteries Decoded. The Esoteric Knowledge of a Lost Age. National Geographic: Egypt Pyramids. Writer Carl Hoffman traveled to Egypt in February 2011, a week after popular demonstrations led to the president's resignation.
These are his observations. Tourism is Egypt’s second largest source of revenue, bringing in $13 billion in 2010. The Great Pyramid at Giza, after all, is one of the seven ancient wonders of the world.