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long, and its roof was composed of seven stones placed across it.
The tomb at the end of this chamber was made of so hard a stone,
that he tried in vain to break it with a hatchet. It sounded like
a bell, and had not any cover. It must have been placed in the
chamber when the Pyramid was built. The Arabs informed him
that the king for whom it was intended was not buried in it.
This Pyramid was the only one open. He went to the top of the
building, from whence the sea was visible. Several arrows were
shot by the Turks, none of which went beyond the base.
He then examined the smaller Pyramids, but was not able to
ascend them ; and also the Sphinx.
M. DE V1LLAMONT (1618)
Assigns to the base of the Great Pyramid four hundred paces, of
two feet and a half to each pace. He found that it had about
two hundred and fifteen ranges of stone, and was more than
nine hundred and ninety-two feet high; that the platform on the
top, which, from below, seemed to end in a point, was composed
of one stone fifteen feet square. The Janissary who attended
him could not shoot an arrow beyond the base. He descended
by the same way he went up, as the rest of the Pyramid was
much ruined. He then says, that he went into the interior by a
well-constructed doorway ; and that, having descended twenty
feet, he entered, by a low and narrow passage, a large chamber
full of rubbish.1 Having returned from this apartment, he
ascended, on the left hand, by a long passage, which had no steps
but " des relais" on each side, without which it would have been
difficult to have proceeded,2 and entered into a second chamber,
thirteen or fourteen paces long, eight broad, and sixteen high,
where he found a tomb of black marble, eight feet and a half
long and five high, which he conceives must have been built into
the apartment. In returning from this chamber he saw the well,
into which, be was informed, that the last Pacha of Cairo had
caused a man, condemned to capital punishment, to be lowered
down in search of treasure. When at a considerable depth, the
1 Tliis appears to be the Queen's Chamber.
* The rainps appear to be alluded to.
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long, and its roof was composed of seven stones placed across it.
The tomb at the end of this chamber was made of so hard a stone,
that he tried in vain to break it with a hatchet. It sounded like
a bell, and had not any cover. It must have been placed in the
chamber when the Pyramid was built. The Arabs informed him
that the king for whom it was intended was not buried in it.
This Pyramid was the only one open. He went to the top of the
building, from whence the sea was visible. Several arrows were
shot by the Turks, none of which went beyond the base.
He then examined the smaller Pyramids, but was not able to
ascend them ; and also the Sphinx.
M. DE V1LLAMONT (1618)
Assigns to the base of the Great Pyramid four hundred paces, of
two feet and a half to each pace. He found that it had about
two hundred and fifteen ranges of stone, and was more than
nine hundred and ninety-two feet high; that the platform on the
top, which, from below, seemed to end in a point, was composed
of one stone fifteen feet square. The Janissary who attended
him could not shoot an arrow beyond the base. He descended
by the same way he went up, as the rest of the Pyramid was
much ruined. He then says, that he went into the interior by a
well-constructed doorway ; and that, having descended twenty
feet, he entered, by a low and narrow passage, a large chamber
full of rubbish.1 Having returned from this apartment, he
ascended, on the left hand, by a long passage, which had no steps
but " des relais" on each side, without which it would have been
difficult to have proceeded,2 and entered into a second chamber,
thirteen or fourteen paces long, eight broad, and sixteen high,
where he found a tomb of black marble, eight feet and a half
long and five high, which he conceives must have been built into
the apartment. In returning from this chamber he saw the well,
into which, be was informed, that the last Pacha of Cairo had
caused a man, condemned to capital punishment, to be lowered
down in search of treasure. When at a considerable depth, the
1 Tliis appears to be the Queen's Chamber.
* The rainps appear to be alluded to.