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APPENDIX.
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and, as the Pyramids of Gizeli are more conveniently situated
for that purpose, as regards Cairo, it may be inferred that these
buildings were destroyed, at an earlier period, for the erection of
a more antient town in their more immediate vicinity.
Near the south-western corner of the Great Pyramid are
the foundations of another, in which an entrance on the northern
side, and an excavation for a passage and apartments may be
traced.
NORTHERN PYRAMID.
Original. Present.
Base - - - 257 ft. - 216 ft.
Perpendicular Height 162 ft. 9 in. - 118 ft.
Angle of Casing - - 51° 42'35"
After the entrance-passage in the centre of the northern
front was discovered, it was not practicable for a fortnight, owing
to the broken stones and sand, and to the ruined state of the
building. The passage descended at an angle of 27° 5' for 14
feet, and then proceeded in a horizontal direction. At the distance
of 27 feet from the incline, it has been closed by a portcullis,
formed of a block of granite 1 foot 3 inches in thickness ; and
the same material has been employed in the passage, as far
as the present entrance, 11 feet 6 inches beyond the portcullis.
A view of the entrance in its present state is given.
Feet.
Iiiflu s.
Passage from Entrance to Portcullis
4
2j high.
Ditto ditto
4
0 wide.
From present Entrance to Apartment
- 71
4 long.
Ditto ditto
4
2 wide.
Height at Entrance - - - -
5
10
Height near Granite ...
6
4
Height at Granite, B ...
- 4
5
Height beyond Granite at Apartment -
4
u
Apartment breadth North and South
11
8
Height at Sides - - -
- 9
4
Height in Centre -
12
6
The apartment was in the centre of the Pyramid, and ex-
tended 9 feet 4 inches to the eastward of the entrance-passage,
but its original dimensions arc uncertain, and so indeed are
the numbers and position of the apartments. Some however
appear to have been placed under the eastern part of the edifice,
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and, as the Pyramids of Gizeli are more conveniently situated
for that purpose, as regards Cairo, it may be inferred that these
buildings were destroyed, at an earlier period, for the erection of
a more antient town in their more immediate vicinity.
Near the south-western corner of the Great Pyramid are
the foundations of another, in which an entrance on the northern
side, and an excavation for a passage and apartments may be
traced.
NORTHERN PYRAMID.
Original. Present.
Base - - - 257 ft. - 216 ft.
Perpendicular Height 162 ft. 9 in. - 118 ft.
Angle of Casing - - 51° 42'35"
After the entrance-passage in the centre of the northern
front was discovered, it was not practicable for a fortnight, owing
to the broken stones and sand, and to the ruined state of the
building. The passage descended at an angle of 27° 5' for 14
feet, and then proceeded in a horizontal direction. At the distance
of 27 feet from the incline, it has been closed by a portcullis,
formed of a block of granite 1 foot 3 inches in thickness ; and
the same material has been employed in the passage, as far
as the present entrance, 11 feet 6 inches beyond the portcullis.
A view of the entrance in its present state is given.
Feet.
Iiiflu s.
Passage from Entrance to Portcullis
4
2j high.
Ditto ditto
4
0 wide.
From present Entrance to Apartment
- 71
4 long.
Ditto ditto
4
2 wide.
Height at Entrance - - - -
5
10
Height near Granite ...
6
4
Height at Granite, B ...
- 4
5
Height beyond Granite at Apartment -
4
u
Apartment breadth North and South
11
8
Height at Sides - - -
- 9
4
Height in Centre -
12
6
The apartment was in the centre of the Pyramid, and ex-
tended 9 feet 4 inches to the eastward of the entrance-passage,
but its original dimensions arc uncertain, and so indeed are
the numbers and position of the apartments. Some however
appear to have been placed under the eastern part of the edifice,