Exterior Dimensions Dimensions of Interior Chambers
Exact measurements of the Great Pyramid From measurements taken by Petrie and were first made by W.M. Flinders Petrie, Rutherford and published in 1883 by the Royal society in his book, "The Pyramids and Temples of Ascending Passage Gizeh". The Great Pyramid was professionally surveyed by J.H. Cole, and Height: 3.94 ft the measurements were published in his Length: 97.6 ft "Determination of the Exact Size and Width: 3.4 ft Orientation of the Great Pyramid", Slope: 26° published by Government Press, Cairo, 1925. Many of these measurements were subsequently recorded in "The Great Descending Passage: Pyramid Decoded", by Peter Lemesurier, Height: 3.94 ft 1977. Length: 344.3 ft Width: 3.4 ft Height (including capstone): Slope: 26° 30' 480.69 feet Subterranean Chamber: Courses: 201 (40 storeys) Length: 46.1 ft Width: 26.9 ft Length of Sides: West: 755.76 feet Dead End Passage Length: 53.8 ft North: 755.41 feet East: 755.87 feet Grand Gallery South: 756.08 feet Height: 28.2 ft. Width: 3.4 ft Perimeter: 3023.22 feet Length: 156.9 ft Slope: 26° Angle of Corners Northwest: 89° 59' 58" King's Chamber Northeast: 90° 3' 02" Length: 34.38 ft Southeast: 89° 56' 02" Width: 17.19 ft Southwest: 90° 3' 02" Height (to floor surface): 17.1 ft Height (to true base): 19.2 ft Apothem (Distance from the apex, or highest point, Queen's Chamber down one side to the center of a base): Passage (first portion) 610 feet Height: 3.9 ft Width: 3.4 ft. Slope of North Face: 51° 50' 40" Passage (second protion) Height: 5.6 Area of the Base: 13 acres Width: 3.4 ft Length (E to W): 18.9 ft Number of Blocks: more than 2.5 Width (N to S): 17.19 ft million Height: 15.3 ft Height to Apex: 20.3 Weight of Blocks: 2-70 tons each Slope of ceiling: 30° 26'
Size of original limestone casing Angle of "Air Shafts"
stones: Some weigh 15 tons each Queen's Chamber North: 39° Latitude of the Apex: 29° 58' 51" South: 39° 30' North King's Chamber North: 32° 28' Longitude of the Apex: 31° 8' 2" South: 45° East