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Jul 4, 2012

King Khafre

King Khafre
King fourth in the Fourth Dynasty, he married Princess (berths Ankh) The third rule of six historians that

And twenty years

Attributed to him the second pyramid of Giza pyramids, which is less, up from the pyramid of his father the king (Cheops)

Was originally a height of one hundred and forty-three and a half meters and is now one hundred and thirty-six and a half meters

Built on an area of ​​two hundred and fifteen Mtramrava and a half square meter and the pyramid has two entrances in

The northern side

And still retains a portion of the pyramid at the top Xah found in the temple of the valley on his collection hierarchy

Statues of stone schist

Including the statue is one of the most beautiful produced by Egyptian sculpture is located in the Egyptian Museum

The mother is the queen of King Khafre (Merritt Lights)
(Statue of Queen Mert laities)

It was also the wife of the king Khovowistdl Bzllk of hieroglyphic inscription on the throne

(Deceased son of King Jdfra of his body and mother of Khufu Khafre and the wife of Mr. earths)

Pyramid of Khafre

The design and construction engineer supervised the Egyptian prince (Ankh quilt)

(Picture of the Statue of Prince Ankh quilt in the Museum of Boston)
  

Khafre Pyramid is located Jnoaa of the pyramid of King Khafre, Khufu built his pyramid of a new type of limestone bricks

But lower quality than those built by the Great Pyramid was covered with a layer of lime, which eroded by

Weather was left of them non-layer located on the top of the pyramid of Khafre Pyramid of the beholder at first sight

Believed to be the largest of the pyramid of Cheops and because it was built above the high of about ten meters above the ground with a

Height of the pyramid of Khafre 143.5 meters and the length of each rib 215.5 53.10 Mtrauzawah inclination, is located in the level of surface

Alerdoualemdkhal corridor leads to the downside, the roof of the granite and the angle of decline 22, ends at the barricade

Him to go into a horizontal corridor, then corridor slope leading to compartment called the burial chamber is empty

Carved in the rock, the corridor continues to find another barricade rises to the top of a horizontal corridor ends

Burial chamber and the chamber roof Jmalone constructed limestone, and almost the middle of the pyramid,

Launched the Khafre pyramid on the name (the Great).

Pyramid of King Khafre
The Al-Ahram hails usually within a group of several funeral establishments. The wall pays tribute to the ocean usually
Of brick and embraces the whole group.
The Valley Temple is the main entrance to a yard reception for the king of the neighborhood when attending
To lose business, as it was performed by the funeral rites for the deceased king; and perhaps also being his mummification.
The road was rising up the valley temple and the mortuary temple, the roof was open in this way
Hierarchical groups, early and was often covered in subsequent times by the roof of a rectangular slot
In the middle let in little light.
The outcome of the religious rites of the deceased king performed in the temple and funerary chapels religious; before
To convey his body to the tomb inside the pyramid.
Has allocated holes in the ground to include boats that were used to transport the body the Royal
The funeral furniture; after that lifted and stacked inside the drill, for use by the king in the hereafter - and roaming
In the world of the dead: or accompanied the sun god.
The king was buried pyramid of the deceased - any cemetery property; either inside or underneath it.
The pyramid was commends the cemetery or monument of ownership, and did not have any other use

Valley Temple of King Khafre on the edge of the valley near the village of bad fat, and faces the east, where
No port is connected to the port. The Valley Temple is the most buildings the group complete funeral of King,
With the exception of the roof.
Entrances to the temple doors were closed large, believed to be of cedar wood, between the vestibule entrances, found
Mariette in which the great statue of the king Khafre is currently displayed in the Egyptian Museum, and the vestibule door
Leads to the largest halls of the temple.
And holds the roof of the temple by sixteen columns Jeranatia many of them still in good condition. It is
Known that there were gaps in the floor, tailor-made to install and set up three and twenty royal statue.
It is believed that the processes of washing and embalming of King was held inside the temple, as well as rituals and prayers.
The temple is located in the east of the pyramid, it is clear that it was a wonderful temple made ​​of limestone and covered with blocks of

Of granite covering the walls and ceiling and the earth, leading to the entrance lobby and then to the tiles. Temple Valley:

Entrance vestibule leads to a hall and then to the T-containing 16 columns of granite rising

About four meters. The hall was paved. Walls with 23 planned statue of Khafre
   

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