The bowels of the Cheops Pyramid will no longer hold any secrets for you. Adobe Stock / donyanedomam
Thanks to a project developed by the great American university, we can now measure online the depths of the Great Pyramid of Giza, including its niches that are inaccessible to the public. Dizzy.
Google maps better watch out. Thanks to the Giza Project, it is now possible to discover the bowels of the first of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Pyramid of Cheops at Giza, near Cairo in Egypt. Developed by Harvard University and French start-up Iconem, this navigation tool offers a 3D reconstruction of the cavities of what is now the Great Pyramid of Giza. And this one is more than true to reality: the three master bedrooms and their long connecting tunnels are precisely modeled. The icing on the cake: certain passages that are normally off-limits to regular visitors are accessible online!
Fluid and fun navigation
The visit begins with a brief playful introduction: a reconstructed plan of the entrance to the pyramid, followed by a 180-degree tour to admire the city of Giza as we know it today, before stepping back and contemplating the grandeur of these 4500 recognize year-old pyramid and tomb of the pharaoh of the same name.
Finally the navigation can begin: it is fluid and invites us to discover the entire route. At each stage, which can be skipped using a dedicated button, a short descriptive text (in English) appears on the screen, as well as images that tell us more about the history and mysteries of the pyramid. Do you feel lost? A tool allows you to gain height and visualize the entire reconstruction like a vivarium for ants. We come out more curious than ever. Next step: discover the building with your own eyes.
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