Queen’s Chamber
E24431
The Queen’s Chamber is an interior room located partway up inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, notable for its mysterious purpose and finely crafted limestone construction.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural feature
ⓘ
interior chamber ⓘ |
| access | via internal passages of the Great Pyramid ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionDate | circa 26th century BCE ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Old Kingdom Egyptian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
Khufu ⓘ |
| ceilingType | corbelled or gabled limestone ceiling ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
ascending passage of the Great Pyramid
ⓘ
horizontal passage from the ascending passage ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
fine limestone
ⓘ
limestone blocks ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
frequent topic in pyramidology theories
ⓘ
important subject in Egyptology ⓘ |
| exploredWith | robotic devices in its shafts ⓘ |
| floorMaterial | limestone ⓘ |
| function | uncertain ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
east–west oriented axis
ⓘ
gabled roof ⓘ north wall niche ⓘ two small shafts ⓘ |
| interiorFinish | finely dressed limestone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Giza Governorate
ⓘ
Giza ⓘ
surface form:
Giza Plateau
Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ
surface form:
Pyramid of Khufu
|
| notableFor |
finely crafted limestone construction
ⓘ
mysterious purpose ⓘ small enigmatic shafts ⓘ |
| partOf | internal structure of the Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ |
| positionRelativeTo |
above the subterranean chamber
ⓘ
below the King’s Chamber ⓘ |
| proposedFunction |
possible cultic or ritual chamber
ⓘ
possible serdab or statue chamber ⓘ possible storage or functional space ⓘ possible symbolic burial chamber ⓘ |
| publicAccess | sometimes accessible to visitors depending on regulations ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | partway up inside the Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ |
| shaftDiscovery | shafts discovered to be blocked by stone doors ⓘ |
| shaftOrientation |
one shaft towards north
ⓘ
one shaft towards south ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular room ⓘ |
| surveyedBy |
Flinders Petrie
ⓘ
Richard William Howard Vyse ⓘ
surface form:
Howard Vyse
|
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