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Building the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
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Title:
Building the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Caption:
1759 lithograph by Gouget a French artist showing a possible reconstruction of the method described by Herodotus in his History of the techniques used for building the pyramids of Giza. He asserted that the ancient laborers managed to hoist massive limestone blocks forming the monument into place thanks to a system of machines built with short wooden beams.
Credit:
Album / Science Source / New York Public Library
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Image size:
4692 x 3293 px | 44.2 MB
Print size:
39.7 x 27.9 cm | 15.6 x 11.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH • 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD • 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD • 7 WONDERS • ANCIENT EGYPT • ARCHITECTURAL • ARCHITECTURE • ART • ARTWORK • BUILDER • BUILDING • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CONSTRUCTION • CREW • DEMONSTRATION • DESIGN • DRAWING • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN • ENGINEERING • EVENT • EVENTS • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • GIZA NECROPOLIS • GIZA • GOUGET • GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA • GREAT PYRAMID • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • IMPORTANT • LABORERS • LEGENDARY • LITHOGRAPH • NOTABLE • PYRAMID OF CHEOPS • PYRAMID OF KHUFU • PYRAMID • PYRAMIDS OF GIZA • SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD • SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD • SEVEN WONDERS • SIEGE • SITE • TECHNOLOGY • THEORY • WELL-KNOWN • WONDER OF THE ANCIENT WORLD • WONDERS OF THE WORLD • WORKERS • XVIII CENTURY
