You can build a model of the Great Pyramid, but first you need to scale it down. To do this, you will need to make the pyramid 3,000 times smaller than it really is! To achieve that, every 30 ...

This is key, given the Great Pyramid’s 2.3 million blocks, each weighing a lot. The engineering used was ahead of its time. It shows the ancient Egyptians’ advanced knowledge. Geometry was key ...

At 146.5 m (481 ft) high, the Great Pyramid stood as the tallest structure in the world for more than 4,000 years. Today it stands at 137 m (449.5 ft) high, having lost 9.5 m (31 ft) from the top.

Sappa, Getty Images The geometry of a pyramid helped overcome ... the man who built the Great Pyramid of Giza: an ivory carving just three inches high (above), an artifact considered—in a ...

The Great Pyramids of Giza are arguably the most recognizable ... The architects would need a very keen grasp on geometry and volume in order to organize and design such a massive project.