Saturday, February 10, 2007
Did you know that the Ancient Egyptians used granite to construct their pyramids? How the Egyptians worked with solid granite is still puzzling. Here are some photos which show how granite was used for antiquities.
Obelisk
Made with a single piece of stone
Egyptian writing
Obelisk-rejects
These are huge blocks of granite...
...that have been rejected for making obelisks...
... due to their cracks.
Can this be due to workmanship errors? Hmm...
Statue at a Museum
entirely made of granite
Pyramids
Pyramid made of granite and coated with limestone, which eventually got weathered.
The darker shade is actually limestone, because the granite here is of a lighter hue.
More pyramids & their closeups
Here lies some nicely-cut-out...
...granite blocks...
...piled onto one another...
...to form the amazing pyramids!
Pyramids = the beauty of grrrrrrrrrrrrranite!
That's all :)
you, 7:25 PM
Obelisk
Made with a single piece of stone
Egyptian writing
Obelisk-rejects
These are huge blocks of granite...
...that have been rejected for making obelisks...
... due to their cracks.
Can this be due to workmanship errors? Hmm...
Statue at a Museum
entirely made of granite
Pyramids
Pyramid made of granite and coated with limestone, which eventually got weathered.
The darker shade is actually limestone, because the granite here is of a lighter hue.
More pyramids & their closeups
Here lies some nicely-cut-out...
...granite blocks...
...piled onto one another...
...to form the amazing pyramids!
Pyramids = the beauty of grrrrrrrrrrrrranite!
That's all :)
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