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	**''[[Echoes Through the Animus]]''		**''[[Echoes Through the Animus]]''
	*''[[Echoes of History]] – Origins'' {{Imo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]] – Origins'' {{Imo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' {{Imo}}

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	**''[[The Mask of the Ibis]]''		**''[[The Mask of the Ibis]]''
	**''[[Echoes Through the Animus]]''		**''[[Echoes Through the Animus]]''
			*''[[Echoes of History]] – Origins'' {{Imo}}

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	==Materials==		==Materials==
	The materials used in the construction of the pyramid consisted of locally quarried [[limestone]] blocks, weighing between 2 to 15 tons each.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "An Impressive Realization"</ref> These blocks were only used for the exterior of the pyramid however, as the interior chambers were build with red granite from ~~{{Wiki~~\|Aswan}}.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "The Stones of the Great Pyramid"</ref> It is estimated that it took between 600,000 and 2 million blocks of the stone to construct the pyramid.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "An Artificial Mountain"</ref>		The materials used in the construction of the pyramid consisted of locally quarried [[limestone]] blocks, weighing between 2 to 15 tons each.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "An Impressive Realization"</ref> These blocks were only used for the exterior of the pyramid however, as the interior chambers were build with red granite from [[Swenett\|Aswan]].<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "The Stones of the Great Pyramid"</ref> It is estimated that it took between 600,000 and 2 million blocks of the stone to construct the pyramid.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "An Artificial Mountain"</ref>

	==Overview==		==Overview==

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	==Materials==		==Materials==
	The materials used in the construction of the pyramid consisted of locally quarried limestone blocks, weighing between 2 to 15 tons each.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "An Impressive Realization"</ref> These blocks were only used for the exterior of the pyramid however, as the interior chambers were build with red granite from {{Wiki\|Aswan}}.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "The Stones of the Great Pyramid"</ref> It is estimated that it took between 600,000 and 2 million blocks of the stone to construct the pyramid.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "An Artificial Mountain"</ref>		The materials used in the construction of the pyramid consisted of locally quarried [[limestone]] blocks, weighing between 2 to 15 tons each.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "An Impressive Realization"</ref> These blocks were only used for the exterior of the pyramid however, as the interior chambers were build with red granite from {{Wiki\|Aswan}}.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "The Stones of the Great Pyramid"</ref> It is estimated that it took between 600,000 and 2 million blocks of the stone to construct the pyramid.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "An Artificial Mountain"</ref>

	==Overview==		==Overview==

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c\|as Glyph}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]''		*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]''

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	==Description==		==Description==
	The Great Pyramid was built around 2550 BCE as the final resting place of Pharaoh Khufu, and is considered one of the most iconic structures in Egypt. It is the largest of the pyramids and the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing. It was built by a workforce of over 20,000 people, six million tons of stone and took twenty years to complete.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "The Great Pyramid of Giza"</ref>		The Great Pyramid was built around 2550 BCE as the final resting place of Pharaoh Khufu, and is considered one of the most iconic structures in Egypt. It is the largest of the pyramids and the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing. It was built by a workforce of over 20,000 people, six million tons of stone and took twenty years to complete.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid]]: "The Great Pyramid of Giza"</ref>

	The pyramid is part of Khufu's expansive funerary complex, which additionally included two temples, three satellite pyramids, a causeway and a builder's necropolis. It has been theorized that Khufu wished to proclaim himself the most powerful Pharaoh in all of Egypt, even in death.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "Khufu's Legacy"</ref>		The pyramid is part of Khufu's expansive funerary complex, which additionally included two temples, three satellite pyramids, a causeway and a builder's necropolis. It has been theorized that Khufu wished to proclaim himself the most powerful Pharaoh in all of Egypt, even in death.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "Khufu's Legacy"</ref>

	The pyramid was precisely orientated north-south to the four cardinal points of a compass, the length of each side of the pyramid was 230 meters and its original height was 147 meters. The pyramid is only a small 0.5% error away from being a perfect square.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "Some Numbers"</ref>		The pyramid was precisely orientated north-south to the four cardinal points of a compass, the length of each side of the pyramid was 230 meters and its original height was 147 meters. The pyramid is only a small 0.5% error away from being a perfect square.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "Some Numbers"</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	==Materials==		==Materials==
	The materials used in the construction of the pyramid consisted of locally quarried limestone blocks, weighing between 2 to 15 tons each.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "An Impressive Realization"</ref> These blocks were only used for the exterior of the pyramid however, as the interior chambers were build with red granite from {{Wiki\|Aswan}}.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "The Stones of the Great Pyramid"</ref> It is estimated that it took between 600,000 and 2 million blocks of the stone to construct the pyramid.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "An Artificial Mountain"</ref>		The materials used in the construction of the pyramid consisted of locally quarried limestone blocks, weighing between 2 to 15 tons each.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "An Impressive Realization"</ref> These blocks were only used for the exterior of the pyramid however, as the interior chambers were build with red granite from {{Wiki\|Aswan}}.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "The Stones of the Great Pyramid"</ref> It is estimated that it took between 600,000 and 2 million blocks of the stone to construct the pyramid.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "An Artificial Mountain"</ref>

	==Overview==		==Overview==
	[[File:ACO_DT_-_Great_Pyramid_inside.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Diagram of the interior structures of the Great Pyramid.]]		[[File:ACO_DT_-_Great_Pyramid_inside.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Diagram of the interior structures of the Great Pyramid.]]
	Located 17 meters above ground lays the entrance to the Great Pyramid facing due north, likely to align with the North Star. Although the entrance was discovered in antiquity, further access was barred by large vertical slabs of rock.<ref name="Entrances of the Great Pyramid">''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "Entrances of the Great Pyramid"</ref>		Located 17 meters above ground lays the entrance to the Great Pyramid facing due north, likely to align with the North Star. Although the entrance was discovered in antiquity, further access was barred by large vertical slabs of rock.<ref name="Entrances of the Great Pyramid">''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "Entrances of the Great Pyramid"</ref>

	The entrance to the ascending passage contains three granite flagstones weighing an estimated 25 tons each. These heavy stones were used to protect the pyramid from thieves. Also the thieves merely dug around the stones, thereby creating the Robbers' Entrance.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "The Ascending Passage"</ref> The ascending passage is accessed 30 meters from the entrance along the descending corridor, it leads directly to the Grand Gallery. Each corridor has the same similar 26-degree incline.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "A Path to the Grand Gallery"</ref> Smooth masonry finishes off the ascending passage and the layout includes many trapezoidal stones. The floor and ceiling show evidence of having been widened, possibly to allow the transport of the large granite blocks.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "Smooth Masonry"</ref>		The entrance to the ascending passage contains three granite flagstones weighing an estimated 25 tons each. These heavy stones were used to protect the pyramid from thieves. Also the thieves merely dug around the stones, thereby creating the Robbers' Entrance.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – [[Tours: The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers]]: "The Ascending Passage"</ref> The ascending passage is accessed 30 meters from the entrance along the descending corridor, it leads directly to the Grand Gallery. Each corridor has the same similar 26-degree incline.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "A Path to the Grand Gallery"</ref> Smooth masonry finishes off the ascending passage and the layout includes many trapezoidal stones. The floor and ceiling show evidence of having been widened, possibly to allow the transport of the large granite blocks.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "Smooth Masonry"</ref>

	===Queen's Chamber===		===Queen's Chamber===
	Although the chamber is attributed to the Queen, it is believed there was never anyone else buried in the tomb. It was likely intended to hold the king's serdab, a statue of his ka ~~- housing~~ his spirit.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "The Queen's Chamber"</ref> The chamber is situated exactly in the center of the pyramid, on its east-west axis. The chamber's vaulted ceiling measures 5.7 by 5.2 meters. The ka statue was possibly held in a niche in the eastern wall, tuck away in a small corbelled archway. Another smaller hole can be found behind the niche, possibly from thieves searching for further treasure.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "The Queen's Chamber Dimensions"</ref>		Although the chamber is attributed to the Queen, it is believed there was never anyone else buried in the tomb. It was likely intended to hold the king's serdab, a statue of his ''[[Egyptian mythology\|ka]]''—housing his spirit.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "The Queen's Chamber"</ref> The chamber is situated exactly in the center of the pyramid, on its east-west axis. The chamber's vaulted ceiling measures 5.7 by 5.2 meters. The ''ka'' statue was possibly held in a niche in the eastern wall, tuck away in a small corbelled archway. Another smaller hole can be found behind the niche, possibly from thieves searching for further treasure.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "The Queen's Chamber Dimensions"</ref>

	===Grand Gallery===		===Grand Gallery===
	[[File:ACO_-_Great_Pyramid_Grand_Gallery.png\|thumb\|230px\|left\|The Grand Gallery of the Great Pyramid of Giza]]		[[File:ACO_-_Great_Pyramid_Grand_Gallery.png\|thumb\|230px\|left\|The Grand Gallery of the Great Pyramid of Giza]]
	The Grand Gallery's purpose is still largely unknown. Possible theories include being a buffer to protect the King's Chamber, or to align with the stars. It could also simply been to facilitate moving the granite blocks inside the pyramid. Access to the Queen's Chamber was at the beginning of the Grand Gallery.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "Access to the Queen's Chamber"</ref> The corbelled vault is the longest ever built measuring 8.6 meters high and 47 meters long. Its walls were made to taper inward in order to allow for a better weight distribution. As a result, the ceiling measures just over a meter wide at its highest point.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "The Grand Gallery"</ref>		The Grand Gallery's purpose is still largely unknown. Possible theories include being a buffer to protect the King's Chamber, or to align with the stars. It could also simply been to facilitate moving the granite blocks inside the pyramid. Access to the Queen's Chamber was at the beginning of the Grand Gallery.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "Access to the Queen's Chamber"</ref> The corbelled vault is the longest ever built measuring 8.6 meters high and 47 meters long. Its walls were made to taper inward in order to allow for a better weight distribution. As a result, the ceiling measures just over a meter wide at its highest point.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "The Grand Gallery"</ref>

	The far end of the Grand Gallery leads to a small antechamber, with a portcullis preventing access to the King's Chamber.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "The Antechamber"</ref>		The far end of the Grand Gallery leads to a small antechamber, with a portcullis preventing access to the King's Chamber.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "The Antechamber"</ref>

	===King's Chamber===		===King's Chamber===
	The King's Chamber was the room that held the sarcophagus of [[Khufu]] and was made entirely out of red granite. The King's Chamber measured 5.8 meters in heights. The room features an imposing cover of five stacked levels overhead, with granite beams weighing 25 to 40 tons each. The chamber's highest level is surrounded by a vault of stones, arranged in chevrons to bear the extreme weight of the overall structure.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "The King's Chamber"</ref>		The King's Chamber was the room that held the sarcophagus of [[Khufu]] and was made entirely out of red granite. The King's Chamber measured 5.8 meters in heights. The room features an imposing cover of five stacked levels overhead, with granite beams weighing 25 to 40 tons each. The chamber's highest level is surrounded by a vault of stones, arranged in chevrons to bear the extreme weight of the overall structure.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Great Pyramid of Giza: Upper Chambers: "The King's Chamber"</ref>

	===Modern entrance===		===Modern entrance===
	[[File:ACO_-_Great_Pyramid_entrance.png\|thumb\|200px\|The entrance of the pyramid]]		[[File:ACO_-_Great_Pyramid_entrance.png\|thumb\|200px\|The entrance of the pyramid]]
	Modern day visitors of the pyramid must enter via the Robbers' Entrance.<ref name="Entrances of the Great Pyramid" /> Opened during the 9th century by Caliph Al-Ma'mun. The Caliph had his men dig inside the Great Pyramid in search of treasure. The entrance they entered through was a preexisting opening by grave robbers in antiquity that was then expanded by the Caliph's men.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "Robber's Entrance"</ref>		Modern day visitors of the pyramid must enter via the Robbers' Entrance.<ref name="Entrances of the Great Pyramid" /> Opened during the 9th century by Caliph Al-Ma'mun. The Caliph had his men dig inside the Great Pyramid in search of treasure. The entrance they entered through was a preexisting opening by grave robbers in antiquity that was then expanded by the Caliph's men.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: The Secrets of the Great Pyramid: "Robber's Entrance"</ref>

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}}
	**''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]''		*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''
	**''[[The Mask of the Ibis]]''		**''[[The Mask of the Ibis]]''