What's Below the Floor of the Great Pyramid King's Chamber? | Ancient Architects
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- Many of us have seen pictures and photographs of a strange anomaly in the northwestern corner of the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid.
A number of granite floor slabs are missing. Old photographs show gaping holes, which were later covered by wooden planks and then metal grates. Up until the 1990s, the missing floor slabs were still inside the chamber.
In more recent years, the floor has been restored, and metal sheeting and cement have made the holes in the floor almost invisible to unsuspecting tourists.
So, what’s going on here? Is there something beneath the King’s Chamber? Did somebody dig here in antiquity? Did they find anything?
Well in this video, I’ll be giving you the full story of what's below the floor of the Great Pyramid King's Chamber, as I look at written accounts, sketches, photographs and diagrams, and I also have a number of exclusive rare photographs from inside the pit below the King's Chamber.
Special thanks to Nacho Ares for allowing me to use some of his personal photographs in this video. Please subscribe to his fantastic channel at: / @nachoaresoficial
All images and footage are either taken from Google Images, are my own or come from the sources listed below. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video and please leave a comment below. Thank you.
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Contents
0:00 Introduction
1:10 The King's Chamber Painting
3:27 Howard Vyse in the Great Pyramid
6:57 Piazzi-Smyth in the Great Pyramid
8:10 The Edgar Brothers Observations
9:03 JP Lepre's 1990 Account
10:40 What we know about the King's Chamber Pit
11:09 Rare Photos from the Pit
14:54 Geophysics in the King's Chamber
Sources:
Luigi Mayer Picture in the British Museum: www.britishmuseum.org/collect...
Views in Egypt Book: archive.org/details/gri_33125...
Piazzi Smyth Book: archive.org/details/lifeandwo...
Vyse, Operations Volume 1: archive.org/details/operation...
Perring Diagrams: digitalcollections.nypl.org/c...
Edgar Brothers Book: archive.org/details/GreatPyra...
Interactive 3D Model of the King's Chamber: giza.mused.org/en/tours/266/g...
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I made this video with a bad cold / flu bug, so my voice might sound even worse than usual! 😂 Thanks for being here and supporting the channel.
You sound fine. Healing vibes sent 🕊
Sounds great, thanks for the fantastic content!
Certified banger every time
Good healing 🐈🐾🐾
You're right it sounds absolutely atrocious!
I've been to many sites in Mexico, part of me was always interested in Egypt, but I had no desire to go myself. and with your channel I'm confident I'm getting the views and information I need for personal satisfaction, without being part of the problems of tourism and the damage that can bring to these sites.
I was fortunate to see the salt mines in Poland in the 70's, I am grateful I had the chance, but when I see the damage done, just by the humidity of tourist breath on the sculptures in the years since in modern/current photographs, part of me is sad that going forward those memories will be lost like tears in rain for future generations.
love your work
thank you
It was great to see them all in person, but I guess I didn’t learn anything new. I’d go back for sure.
I was in the King's Chamber several times between 1959 and 1965, when guides would still offer to break off pieces of the "sarcophagus" with a hammer for extra baksheesh. The shaft was visible and protected by a heavy wire grate and sometimes a loose block of red granite. In 1959-60 there was active exploration in the shaft. In about 1980 the shaft had been covered by a metal plate. Separately, I've always noted the "sarcophagus" lines up with a block in the wall which seemed to be sized to match the sarcophagus... and begs the question if the block in the wall can be moved.
One thing I have never seen, read or heard on any video about the Great Pyramid is WHY is there no artwork. Ancient Egyptians 'wrote' on any surface, flat or a rounded column, but not artwork on their largest pyramid.
I visit the pyramids in 1981 and back then the holes were covered by two big granite blocks. What happened to them? Also the sarcophagus is located not parallel to the wall, it seems to me that for a construction closed to perfection they just put it anywhere. Any information on this will be appreciated, because as a curious tourist that likes ancient Egyptian history I left frustrated for not able to enter the Queens chamber or the chamber that is bellow, all closed. Thank you!
Can you describe the shape of the blocks? also did the stone appear to be a different color than other Granite? were they touching the walls?
Any photographs?
Haven't clicked this fast in a LONG time!
Fun video. I remember being in this chamber in 1992 before those excavations in the floor were covered up. They were very intriguing and deep, with bits of loose debris and trash in them. I wanted to jump down in and see where they lead.
Fun video and interesting video. Thanks for creating and sharing this one!
And where is your evidence to present on whatever you claim to know or be true? That`s right, you have none after a few critical contrary questions (no offence). And that is by design, as this Prison Planet is filled up till the rim with deception, lies, propaganda, indoctrination, confusion and re-written "History"-books, as real Truth and evidence on truth are not allowed on this Planet. Just because I stated something unknown to most humans without any evidence doesn`t mean right away it is not true or did not happen. If I claim something to be true, but present no evidence, and so do you, both statements have the same value and can be both true or not true. As long as there is not one human being on this Planet that can present and come up with ALL complete Mathematical secrets on the Great Pyramid of Giza, no human should claim to know any (full) truth or knowledge what they are looking at as there might be more to this story and therefore incomplete (not much different as sponsored science is adjusting their findings every few years). More Mathematical discoveries are discovered every week by individuals. Sounds more like humans are slowly catching up what they are dealing with....or not. There is always more to something and therefore never the full Truth. Human Ego also likes to be predominant on this Planet, which is part of an (unknown) Infinite Universe in seize, time and dimensions.
And where is your evidence to present on whatever you claim to know or be true? That`s right, you have none after a few critical contrary questions (no offence). And that is by design, as this Prison Planet is filled up till the rim with deception, lies, propaganda, indoctrination, confusion and re-written "History"-books, as real Truth and evidence on truth are not allowed on this Planet. Just because I stated something unknown to most humans without any evidence doesn`t mean right away it is not true or did not happen. If I claim something to be true, but present no evidence, and so do you, both statements have the same value and can be both true or not true. As long as there is not one human being on this Planet that can present and come up with ALL complete Mathematical secrets on the Great Pyramid of Giza, no human should claim to know any (full) truth or knowledge what they are looking at as there might be more to this story and therefore incomplete (not much different as sponsored science is adjusting their findings every few years). More Mathematical discoveries are discovered every week by individuals. Sounds more like humans are slowly catching up what they are dealing with....or not. There is always more to something and therefore never the full Truth. Human Ego also likes to be predominant on this Planet, which is part of an (unknown) Infinite Universe in seize, time and dimensions.
Awesome. I’m the personal account for the Wallace’s Mysteries of Antiquity channel and I’m working on a video about the history of all the nooks and crannies. You’ve reinforced some of same things I’ve found about when certain things came to be and your research is always top notch.
I hypothesized that this excavation happened in the second intermediate age. While I haven’t found any documentation mentioning this space from antiquity, I do have a contemporary source mentioning when the looting of the pyramids happened, and I guess this excavation happened around the same time that floor of Snefrus kings chamber was ripped up.
The hole Caviglia dug to follow the north shaft took a month to dig and Al’mamun only had 40 days minus however long the robbers tunnel took. He may have pulled out rubble, but he couldn’t have excavated it.
By far the most content of the Gizah pyramids is about the "Great Pyramid". How about the other one? Has it rooms, a grand gallery, shafts, etcetera?
Could you do a comparison of both. Did the architects had similar plans? Similar functionalities?
If the "Grand Gallery" was used for counterweights I would expect a similar setup in Chefrens Pyramid. Same with the shafts.
Thanks for your always professional & analytical content.
In the time it took you to write that message you could’ve searched thru his previous videos and found what you’re looking for, lazy bum.
It's important to note that if sand was spilling from excavations into vertical walls,cut blocks could not stop the sand infill from pushing the blocks out(unless they were ancient standards of fitting)hence the rope.the rope suggests to me they didn't want to use cement,as they wanted to continue exploration at a later date perhaps,who knows
Another excellent and informative video! Many thanks for your continued hard work and dedication in bringing these to us.
This is fascinating stuff. Thanks Matt! I appreciate your research and insight.
Always great content mat 😀
Thanks
I think a collaboration vid on the entire history from who and when built, through the entire history of these monuments with the History for Granite channel would be perfect.
Fine work Matt! Feel better!
Thanks for another great video!
Thank you for sharing
Excellent as always
I love the content brother. Can't wait to visit Egypt some day!
Thank you 🙏
What perplexes me is why vise or cavigula didn't remove the non load bearing block in the wall near the sarcophagus that coincidentally matches in size....
Thank you for your time.
Thank you Matt ❤👋🏼
Thanks for being here, Lynn!
Good stuff, good job. Because of your previous stuff, we have come to expect nothing less than top notch quality. Salute friend :)
You crush it with every video bro! I'd like to see more IRL chill videos though. These are great but seeing you in your natural unscripted habitat is always a treat.
You're not going to find anything but a solid stone base under the Kings Chamber floor. A granite walled room as got to be built on a solid foundation.
But it didn’t stop people looking 😀
@@AncientArchitects what got into there heads that there could be something amazing under there. Probably seen a few loose floor slabs and thought there was buried treasure 😃
We have to have a solid base if we were to try to build it. Why do you assume they had to?
@@user-lg1rd7jb5m because it would subside if not
Didn't stop them from putting space between the granite slabs above the king's chamber
Thanks for the video, get well soon.
I feel you are doing a great service. Thank you.
We’ll only know if there are hidden chambers and if there’s anything in them after Zahi Hawass has had a look and deemed it to follow his narrative.
I'd love to see a video showing a 3d model from all 4 sides with every chamber and tunnel in comparison to each other!
Thank you sir! Take care!
The Egyptian may of buried a small cache with khufu, a kind of emergency afterlife kit with Ushabtis and a few grave goods hidden in the floor, Great video Matt thanks, get well soon.
Hi Matt! Opening the hole can give more information on the way of construction around a central element like the king chamber. So I think could be useful to re open and document it. 😊
Greetings and Salutations from Temple, Texas, USA!
Hello from England!
Very interesting.
I know there is not much info of the pyramids in China but can you do a video about who built them and maybe how old they were
Yeah, I’ve been meaning to do an overview video for a while
@@AncientArchitects ok please do
In the old picture, the sarcophagus is not damaged and doesn’t have a lid - I thought the narrative was that the sarcophagus was damaged whilst removing the lid?
I always learn more from Your videos, now I know why the sarcophagus is all damaged, good work
Thank you for your vídeo and comenta. Greetings from Brasil
Why does the sarcophagus look like it was just placed anywhere at some weird angle. 5:49
my question is what is behind the northwest wall in that corner. Houdon suggest there is a passage to additional rooms. Apparently the blocks are unusual there. -
The unusual block can be seen throughout this video, for example at 17:12. It's on the Right Hand Wall, looks darker (in this light) than the others. That block is suspected to be a plug or filler. You can see the crack on the block above it, suggesting the cracked block is a kind of lintel if the dark block were removed. The fact the the hole is directly below it leads me to think that they were attempting to tunnel underneath and behind it. I don't know what the wall is standing on, but 1800's me would certainly have tried to get through it.
And 4:29 in Bent Pyramid as well.
“Under certain light.” Well played, lol.
😂
Stevie wonder can see those tiles
I would have expected that before the excavation was closed off permanently, that someone would have checked it out, photographed and recorded the dimensions at the very least. Was Zahi Hawass that bad at his job in that this was not done? Thanks for the video, appreciated
Tnx 👍
The granite to limestone joint looks perfect. I wonder if this seem was laped , abrasion water slide stones together,
Very interesting thank you so much, hope your over the bug, Cheers.
The Kings chamber would have been looted long before 1500s … it would have been looted in antiquity by successive dynasties , this was extremely common and it’s the reason we have the mummified bodies of later dynasty pharaohs in the valley of the kings.
So how about addressing J-PH's idea of the secret entrance just above the NW corner excavation?
All in all it's just another brick in the Pyramid's Wall
Interesting.
Cheers
They must have perceived some anomaly that suggested that there was something there to be found.
Thanks for another fantastic and well-researched video.
No comment on why they did dig at that specific corner? Just at the non-load bearing wall stone, were there could be a hidden passage behind.
Also are there any proof of the granite sarcophagus original position in the chamber?
They dug in that corner because there was a small, manageable floor stone there. The rest of the floor was made from very large stones.
i wish they dug under the square shaped block at a size just slightly larger than the sarcophagus profile.... Curious to see if theres a chance of anything behind it.
At 3:12 where in the world did that block on the left come from? where is it now? And why does the floor look so smooth in this picture?
First of all: Gute Besserung.
Will we ever be able to fully understand why and how the Great Pyramid was constructed?
The newest video of "History for Granite", proclaiming that the Pyramid was "open" for the masses 4000 years ago, isn't convincing.
How is it not convincing?
I thought this was interesting in relation to the elevator theory where the chamber was lowered by melting salt. Apparently this shows this is not the case. :)
I still have the genetic memory of how to build and operate this structure, they did it with what amounts to a stick. For the actual functional portals.
Matt, I really think you should change your channel name to Egyptian Pyramids Channel and start getting a kick back from the tourist industry.
There's so much more ancient architecture out there, but I guess the people that pay you want you to stay on Egypt mainly the Giza Plateau.
I'm watching these videos out of chronological order, so does this then disprove the elevator theory?
Dr Sibson, would it be possible to hear an update on Gunung Padang? Your video of 5 years ago indicated further work and was awaiting publication of the scientific evidence. It would be great to hear the latest on that. Thanks
5:35 Why is everything so well lined up on the great pyramid, yet the sarcophagus is sort of dumped in the Kings Chamber, without being lined up with the parallels?
Someone tried to move it, barely budged it, gave up, and then tried to dig under it.
Great to hear you mentioning @nachoaresoficial , the better egiptologist, spanish expert on CZcams with no doubt. He also collaborates with @Iker-Jimenez in the famous TV program "Cuarto Milenio", a refference in mistery, science and Egipt themes here in Spain.
He’s a really nice guy.
As to the cannon! In the poll I answered that I would consider it as part of the cannon fire rule. I was wrong! We were all wrong!!! the cannon and great cannon are war machines. The Ironblaster and the steam cannon on the steam tank are chariots..... therefore they are not war machines and therefore the rules are different. If a model has a grapeshot or scattershot it will be included in the entry in the army list, if it does not it will have no scatter shot option. So in stead we should consider the auto include for grape-shot part of the war machine rule.
At 47 seconds the photo shows much graffiti on the wall . Is that still there today or has it been removed? Thank you for your contined hard research work. It is very much appreciated.
Watch us find out that these aren’t enormous granite blocks, but a concrete and brick structure with granite facades.
Can you do a video of what's below the Basalt floor? Or why Granite was found 100 meters below it?
The Great Pyramid was used to power the 'net' or 'eye' of oppression, and I read a poem of mothers rejoicing when it was broken.
As long as we hear your comments all good. Thanks for yet more great content. Hope you feel well soon .
Thank you 🙏
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What about the block to the right of the sarcophagus, the non weight bearing block. Will we ever find out what is behind this…. Oh how I wish to know.
I've head that mentioned a few times too, it can't be a very thick block if the sarcophagus was always in that position, unless it was moved to that position in later times.
Matt, you mention that the granite tiles lie EXACTLY 5” above the limestone floor. Where did you get that measurement??
Something x showed a photograph from a visitor years ago ,and I distinctly remember "sand "and fine rubble down there,which was/was not removed?.and if there was sand this suggests the slabs were laid on sand(quite typical),,,,,or the excavations went beyond the chamber/room through the supports/walls to sand infill that spilled out from "sand infill between the substructure walls maybe?
Talk talk talk... show me the Little Green Men already!
16:55 it is striking that there are no normal blocks under granite floor but rather one solid hard rock as in underground cavern!
Ótimo vídeo , parabéns !!!
O sarcófago , não existe nenhuma informação sobre a tampa ?
Pelas dimensões o sarcófago não poderia ser retirado da câmara ( Miquerinos não teve a mesma sorte ) , mas será que a tampa foi levada por alguém ou foi destruída ?
Parabéns pelo seu vídeo ,
melhoras para você 🙏 !
Sucesso sempre !
interesting that the "Coffin" rings like a bell when struck, if the entire structure was vibrating as I believe then this motion would have vibrated the Coffin that could have activated a chemical inside...
And also perhaps the lid was made of precious metal & was stolen long ago
Of course Khufu is buried underneath the floor. That is why the Other floors are dug up and whatever that was there was taken and is now gone.
Always interesting g
The etched picture has very defined lines directly below both air channels. Far thicker lines than the other seams between blocks for some reason?
I’ve been looking at this and I’m not sure why. I’ll keep thinking about it and if I have any ideas, I’ll make a community post about it. Great observation though
1801 wow 😮...
It is not the floor that interesting. It is the walls. I stood in this room a few years ago and noticed a wall block beside the stone box. This wall block was just slightly bigger then the box and the joints were not as sealed as the other blocks. I suspect the true tomb is hidden beyond this block.
At 12:38 there is a shot of the brick wall and in the center it *looks* like there's an opening? with something yellow and spotted in it? I can't tell if it's the colour of the block there itself or it's an actual hole. Thoughts?
Interesting that the shafts in this chamber were visible in1890 picture, yet were said to be covered over by builders? Possible another shaft to ground water in pit.
Please do a video about the sarcophagus that was in the sub terrain chamber..........
There never was one, according to all sources / records.
I'm wondering if the sarcophagus is in its original location. At 5:25 you can see the floor has settled more on the side the box isn't directly above. Just seems odd it would settle opposite the side most of the weight is on. Anyway great video.
Chris Dunn has a great theory on this very subject. His book ‘The Giza Power Plant’ was a supremely interesting read. The photo of the Queens Chamber in this video seems to solidify his beliefs
The post being shown @13:17 looks to be metal and appears to be rusting rather than wooden. The image then shown @13:38 appears to shown two posts as they do not align when broken by the grate. I also do not think it shows the same post as seen @13:17 as then it is shown on a brick wall at the bottom. Also the 13:17 image shows a rectangular post the one(s) @13:38 are either square or just angles. Also the two images @13:50 are not the same post. The arrows pointing to the corner give the appearance that the top left image has the post much closer to the corner than the right Image (if you use the thickness of the Post as a scale). However as you said it is difficult to be sure. But the right Image shows it resting on the brick wall at the bottom the other image does not.
1837 the excavation was not as deep as a reaseracher found it in 1990? So you dont think there was any illegal digs there in over 100 years?
Does the sarcofag fit into the room entrance? I am wondering how they get it inside.
‼️I already checked. I found a checker piece and a rolled up floor mat. You should have just asked me, I would have told you.
12:55 😂😂 to stop tourists breaking their legs. 😂😂
What about the lovely and exciting free-standing granite-stone on the eastern wall that seem to have been granite block mined some other time or place than all other stones in the room? And the sarcophagus seem to fit through? Any data?
I've been searching for new information on the pyramids recently.
My question is,
Why are the tomography scans being ignored?
Enough time has passed that there should be world wide coverage but there is nothing...
You are the second channel I've found so far with recent video's (so that's why I'm bothering you).
But most have a "nothing to see here" undertone.
Was it bad timing or does it destroy modern theories?
Or something else?
What do you think?
The Muon tomography scans? They’re not ignored.
@@AncientArchitects synthetic aperture radar doppler tomography.
If you are referring to Corrado Malanga’s work, it’s ignored because is a bunch of stargate-like crap.
You can say it is dead and buried! Thanks, great jigsaw work there in your research.
In 1801 the existence of Antarctica was unknown to almost all, even though there were recopied maps from more than 10,000 years before. One of these maps is the famous Piri Reis map. The Piri Reis map uses the Great Pyramid for orientation.
But what about under the Queen's chamber???
If they would have continued under the wall they may have found if the tunnel is there to load in the sarcophagus.
Does ringing like a bell not sound like a useful feature? Since when does rock sound like a bell?
Does anyone have any thoughts on the Image shown @1:43 showing both air shafts. Why does it look like ropes or wires are coming down from them?
I noticed that too. Pausing and looking closely, I can explain: on the left, it is a staff being help by the man in the corner and the one in the right is the same item but leaned up against the wall. I was also disappointed when I realized it. The man in the center of the room is holding the same staff, it’s probably to aid in walking/climbing, I grab similar sticks when I hike.
Could be on the left side, but I think he has his staff in front of his chest going down between his legs. On the right side if it was leaning against the wall the stick would be at an angle. Both sticks are straight and stop at the opening and are straight like the other joints in the stonework.@@jonwallace6204
Not, likely to be a walking staff, as both are the perfect height & perfectly centered. More likely a conduit insert for metal probe, pole.
Why does the illustration show what appear to be pipes running up towards the "star shafts"?
do you think the King chambers and the broken piece from it's side was a way to be able to have some leverage to remove the lid? Do you think the Solomon's Temple was a representation of the inside of the pyramid? Do you think that the King's chamber being the holies of Holies is where the arc of the covenant was?