Many myths and legends have been woven through the ages about the last of the acclaimed seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.
It is one of three pyramids located on a plateau near Cairo and is one of the most comprehensively surveyed buildings in the world. It is a mathematical phenomenon and its accuracy and complexity of geometry and symbolic astronomical representations have been the focus of many research projects and experiments.
It has survived milleniums of exposure to the forces of nature and ravages of not only time, but man, who has pillaged this great structure in search of treasures and answers to unexplained phenomena. Even today, the geometry and alignments of the Great Pyramid to the solar system continue to astound researchers. It is located at the exact centre of the Earth's land mass on a granite mountain large enough to contain its immense weight.
This location is extremely significant as the meridians it is located on, if extended exactly, divide the land masses of earth into equal areas. It is aligned to True North and its mathematical calculations and symbolic references correspond to many of the solar calendar dates and occurrences.
The accuracy of the pyramid's construction is remarkable. It is composed of around 2.6 million blocks of limestone ranging in size from 2 - 70 tonnes, each one cut precisely for its own location in the pyramid. They are so hard they require two tons of pressure on a diamond drill bit to even make a dent.
The outer surface of the pyramid was covered over an area of some 21 acres by a seven foot thick layer of mirror polished limestone. It is said that this limestone known as 'casing stone' would have acted like a gigantic mirror and reflected light so powerful that it would be visible from the moon as a shining star on earth.
All four sides of the pyramid are slightly concave and modern laser instruments have detected that these perfectly cut and intentionally bowed stone blocks duplicate the radius of earth. So great was the engineering skill required to perfectly cut these stones that modern technology is unable to duplicate the feat. Certainly not an achievement of gifted craftsmen with hand tools and pulleys.
It's base covers an area of over 13 acres and to compensate for expansion and contraction, has cornerstones with balls and sockets incorporated into the structure that looms around 48 storeys high with 203 courses or steps to it's summit.
It is the only pyramid of its kind in the world that reveals a complex system of internal passages, chambers, ventilation shafts and rooms. Many psychics and seers believe that the underground passages in and under the Great Pyramid actually link it to the world inside earth and to the other pyramids around the globe.
The Great Pyramid was built using the geometric principles of what is known as PHI. PHI is known as the 'Sacred Cut' or 'Golden Section' which is an unending ratio found throughout nature and in man i.e. the length of bones in the body. This ratio is the basis of it's configuration.
Reknowned expert on pyramids, Dr Pat Flanagan says in his excellent book 'Pyramid Power - The Millennium Science' that the builders of the Great Pyramid knew more of the exact dimensions of the earth than modern science up until 1958.
"The designers of the pyramid knew the exact dimensions of earth and used units of measurement based on the size of the earth. It is obvious that the Great Pyramid of Gizeh was built by minds of great genius and constructed by a means we can not conceive. The great building was not built by a barbarian race for the purpose of housing mummies."
It is also said to contain deep within its internal chambers and yet to be discovered - the lost records of the early races of man.
Whoever made the pyramids knew the Earth and Solar System well, the length of the calendar and solar year, the radius of curvature, the standard measurement techniques, the height of continents and the exact centre of the land mass. They were able to construct something that modern technology cannot construct today, as was tried in Japan recently.
Whoever made them, had the paramount goal of leaving behind a message for humanity that would endure eons.