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The Great Pyramid
(All measurements are of the original pyramid, prior to removal of the outer casing)

Other Names: Pyramid of Cheops, Pyramid of Khufu

Height: 481'

Base Length: 754'
Base Area: 568,516 square feet
Angles of Base:

NW: 89 degrees 59' 58"
NE: 90 degrees 3' 2"
SW: 90 degrees 0' 33"
SE: 89 degrees 56' 27"

Each side length: 760'
Each side slope: 51 degrees 50' 35"

Total blocks of stone: 2,300,000
Total weight: 6.5 million tons

Shaft Measurements:

King's Chamber
Northern Shaft: 21 cm wide by 14 cm high; opening on the outer face is 77.55 m above the original base paving of the pyramid
Southern Shaft: 21 cm wide by 14 cm high; opening on the outer face is 78.43 m above the original base paving of the pyramid

Shift from the central North-South axis to the eastern wall of the shaft:
Southern Shaft: 5.20 m East
Northern Shaft: 1.57 m East

Queen's Chamber
Northern Shaft: 21 cm wide by 21 cm high
Southern Shaft: 21 cm wide by 21 cm high