Jean-Pierre Houdin, a French architect may have finally answered how the Great Pyramid was built 4,500 years ago. He has introduced a radical new theory - an internal ramp - hidden inside the pyramid in an ancient mile long ramp, still waiting to be discovered in the pyramid. Along with Bob Brier, the legendary Egyptologist from LIU, they both helped to illustrate the idea to the mainstream, most notably in a Discovery Channel Documentary that chronicled the work of the French architect in creating his theory and Bob Brier`s expertise in Egyptology and pyramid building.
Houdin spent 10 hours a day constructing the pyramid block by block, getting a virtual view of the pyramid construction as it was happening year by year using a unique sophisticated 3D computer program from Dassault Systemes, a leading French computer software company.
Every Egyptologist may have missed this, Houdin says, where many have sad it was a single external ramp that went nearly 500 feet off the ground to explain how the nearly two million blocks were raised. But this is just not feasible in the sense of practicality - it would be enormous.
Some evidence shown by Houdin of internal ramps being used and employed in Ancient Egyptian construction are seen in the ruined temples of Abu Ghurab and Abusir, along with the art of corbeling, the Egyptians possessed the know how of erecting colossal monuments.
Houdin in his research has potentially unlocked not one but three secrets of the Great Pyramid. The first one was the internal ramp theory answering how the pyramid blocks were raised. The second is the function of the Grand Gallery - used to haul up the huge massive granite beams seen in the King`s chamber. At the top of the Grand Gallery, there is a large pink granite block (now repaired) that had a groove in it in the middle of the block(seen in a 1960`s photo) that was used as a part of the counter-weight system the Grand Gallery was used for which would have had the roof open when operational. And lastly, the third secret unlocked dealt with the cracks found in the granite beams seen in the King`s chamber. Using sophisticated computational analysis, Houdin concluded the cracks happened while the pyramid was under construction.
Now, Jean-Pierre Houdin, was presented conclusive evidence for the second and third unlocked secret of the pyramid, but there is a notch visibly seen now on the Khufu Pyramid that may give more weight to his internal ramp theory. To add, a French team in the 1980`s did a micro-gravametrics analysis on the Khufu Pyramid - which detects low gravity areas, meaning low density areas, meaning empty spaces - rooms. Their analysis showed a low-density spial shape mirroring an internal ramp that very closely resembled Houdin`s computer models. The French team found it but never realized what they were looking at so it never got published or garnered any attention. This is Houdin`s most strongest evidence to his internal ramp theory.
Houdin has applied for SCA (Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities) approval to do an infared survey of the pyramid but has been shunned by Secretary-General Zahi Hawass, who is like a modern-day pharaoh to say the least. Basically, the academic world concerning Egyptology considers him an outsider which may explain why his proposal keeps getting shunned. Hawass may have his own agenda or something but it shouldn`t get in the way of helping to unlock one of mankind`s greatest feats of engineering.
View these related links that contain more in depth analysis and info about Jean-Pierre`s theory and even an interview with him discussing the theory and challenges his theory faces with mainstream egyptologists, academics and even Zahi Hawass, Secretary-General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities:
-Book: The Secret of the Great Pyramid: How One Man`s Obsession Led to the Solution of Ancient Egypt`s Greatest Mystery by Bob Brier & Jean-Pierre Houdin
Below is the article Bob Brier wrote published in ARCHAEOLOGY, where he explains the internal-ramp theory of Jean-Pierre Houdin in much greater detail and helping to spread the theory to the mainstream:
by Bob Brier
(ARCHAEOLOGY) Volume 60 Number 3 May/June 2007
Hidden ramps may solve the mystery of the Great Pyramid's construction.
Bob Brier writes about the new internal ramp theory to the construction of the Khufu Pyramid as presented by Jean-Pierre Houdin, a French architect who devoted the last seven years of his life to making detailed computer models of the Great Pyramid. Using start-of-the-art 3-D software developed by Dassault Systemes, combined with an initial suggestion of Henri Houdin, his engineer father, the architect has concluded that a ramp was indeed used to raise the blocks to the top, and that the ramp still exists--inside the pyramid!
View the National Geographic special documentary illustrating Jean-Pierre Houdin`s internal ramp theory along with legendary egyptologist Bob Brier:
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National GeographicGreat Pyramid of Giza Reexamined, New Theories
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How was the Pyramid built? It takes an architect to understand an architect. A French architect dedicates his life and time to understand the making of this Ancient mystery. Are there hidden passage ways inside the Great Pyramid? Did the Egyptians use these hidden tunnels to move thousands of pounds of granite blocks? Watch and see how this French Architect uses computer software, and investigating the Pyramid itself to come to an agreeable conclusion. You'll learn more about this Pyramid through his findings!
Dassault Systemes Video on Virtual Khufu Pyramid construction w/ Jean-Pierre Houdin
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The secrets of the construction of the pyramid finally revealed in 3D.
A Dassaut Systemes 3D video on how the pyramid was constructed, illustrating Jean-Pierre
Houdin`s theory in real-time 3D - A MUST SEE!
A news clip of Houdin explaining his pyramid theory:
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