King’s Chamber
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The King’s Chamber is the central granite burial chamber deep within the Great Pyramid of Giza, historically believed to have housed the pharaoh’s sarcophagus.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King's Chamber | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
ⓘ
burial chamber ⓘ |
| accessedVia |
Ascending Passage
ⓘ
Grand Gallery ⓘ |
| airShaftsLead |
toward northern sky
ⓘ
toward southern sky ⓘ |
| associatedBeliefSystem | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
Khufu ⓘ
surface form:
Pharaoh Khufu
|
| ceilingMaterial | granite ⓘ |
| ceilingType | corbelled relieving system above ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Queen’s Chamber via internal passages (indirectly through shared system) ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | circa 26th century BCE ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of ancient Egyptian royal funerary architecture ⓘ |
| currentCondition | empty of original burial goods ⓘ |
| designedFor | funerary rituals of the king ⓘ |
| discovery | known since antiquity ⓘ |
| era | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| floorMaterial | granite ⓘ |
| function | housed the pharaoh’s sarcophagus ⓘ |
| hasPart |
air shafts
ⓘ
ceiling blocks ⓘ granite sarcophagus ⓘ relieving chambers ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur’ ⓘ |
| historicalUse | royal burial chamber ⓘ |
| interiorDecoration | none ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Giza Pyramids
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza pyramid complex
Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ
surface form:
Great Pyramid of Khufu
|
| locatedNear | apex line of the Great Pyramid ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
granite monolithic sarcophagus
ⓘ
precision-cut granite blocks ⓘ undecorated walls ⓘ |
| orientation | aligned with cardinal directions via pyramid layout ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ |
| positionInPyramid | central ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
ancient Egyptian engineering
ⓘ
pyramid construction techniques ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular room ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Egyptologists ⓘ |
| tourism | accessible to visitors under regulation ⓘ |
| wallMaterial | granite ⓘ |
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King's Chamber