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The idea that the Great Pyramid was merely a tomb of a pharaoh was rejected by many people over the centuries, but the real purpose for its existence was not discovered until well into the 19th century. While the debate goes on some have thought that the Great Pyramid was not only not a tomb but it had a far great significance. During the middle ages mystics and star worshippers convened and had meetings inside the Pyramid believing they gained wisdom just from being on the inside. They would go into the King's chamber thinking this was the most vital place to contact spiritual realities. In 1774 Paul Lucas suggested that the Great Pyramid was built so as to serve as a sundial able to track the movements of the moon and the time of the solstices. Even earlier Carari and De Chazelles declared that the Great Pyramid was built for astronomical purposes. While writers in the 19th century had more science going for them in that they believed that the base measurments of the Great Pyramid represented the days in a year, their ideas came from an older idea that the form of the pyramid represented the diverging rays of the sun upon the earth. However it wasn't until 1840 that eminent Egyptologist Sir Gardner wilkinson threw doubt on the tomb-theory so far as the Great Pyramid was concerned. Suggesting even further that perhaps the Great Pyramid wasn't even built by the Egyptians!
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Author: Ken Klein is a documentary film producer and investigator. His research has brought to light mysteries surrounding the Great Pyramid. For a free tour of the Great Pyramid get his free Great Pyramid walk though video.
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