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The Secret of the Great Pyramid. How One Man's Obsession Led to the Solution of Ancient Egypt's Greatest Mystery.
Brier, Bob; Houdin, Jean-Pierre
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Paperback. It took 20 years to build the Great Pyramid. By the time its capstone was laid in 2560 BC, the innovations born of the building quest had transformed agrarian Egypt into the world's most modern, most powerful nation. This book follows the progress of Hemienu, the architect who planned, organized and oversaw construction of the Great Pyramid. Num Pages: 240 pages, black and white illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; AMX; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
Eight years ago, Jean-Pierre Houdin, a successful French architect, became obsessed by the age-old mystery of how the Great Pyramid was built. He renounced his architectural practice, sold his Paris apartment, and for ten hours a day labored at his computer to create exquisitely detailed 3-D models of the interior of the Great Pyramid. After five years of effort, the images rotating on his computer screen provided irrefutable evidence of an astonishing secret. Corkscrewing up the inside of the Great Pyramid is a mile-long ramp, unseen for 4,500 years. The pyramid was built from the inside. The revelation casts a ... Read more
Eight years ago, Jean-Pierre Houdin, a successful French architect, became obsessed by the age-old mystery of how the Great Pyramid was built. He renounced his architectural practice, sold his Paris apartment, and for ten hours a day labored at his computer to create exquisitely detailed 3-D models of the interior of the Great Pyramid. After five years of effort, the images rotating on his computer screen provided irrefutable evidence of an astonishing secret. Corkscrewing up the inside of the Great Pyramid is a mile-long ramp, unseen for 4,500 years. The pyramid was built from the inside. The revelation casts a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061655531
SKU
V9780061655531
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About Brier, Bob; Houdin, Jean-Pierre
Bob Brier is a world-famous Egyptologist who has conducted research on pyramids and tombs in fifteen countries. A senior research fellow at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University, he is the author of seven books, including The Murder of Tutankhamen, and hosted the Great Egyptian series for the Learning Channel. Jean-Pierre Houdin left his Parisian ... Read more
Reviews for The Secret of the Great Pyramid. How One Man's Obsession Led to the Solution of Ancient Egypt's Greatest Mystery.
"Houdin's theory solves many mysteries about the huge structure."
Scientific American " The authors' prose is lucid, aided by drawings and photos, and the theories are intriguing."
Publishers Weekly "It's a plausible theory, well-illustrated, and makes a useful addition to the always seductive study of pyramids...An intriguing new twist to an old enigma."
Kirkus Reviews " Great ... Read more
Scientific American " The authors' prose is lucid, aided by drawings and photos, and the theories are intriguing."
Publishers Weekly "It's a plausible theory, well-illustrated, and makes a useful addition to the always seductive study of pyramids...An intriguing new twist to an old enigma."
Kirkus Reviews " Great ... Read more