Entrance into the Great Pyramid of Khufu

Entrance into the Great Pyramid of Khufu
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You pay out the nose at the pyramids, but then again, they are the pyramids. I used my student discount card and got in for half price. I went inside the Great pyramid, the oldest one at Giza (2600 BC), and the largest one in Egypt (146.5 meters). Cameras are forbidden inside.
You first start in a carved hallway that is like any other tunnel, but then you come to slanted ramp that goes up the pyramid at a 20 degree angle. It is quite low and narrow, about 3.5 feet by 3.5 feet. They have laid down a ramp with 2x4 steps which are a bit tricky. This ramps goes up for about 100 feet until you come to an opening. This opening also has a ramp at the same angle, but the ceiling opens up about 25 feet high and the walls are about 10 feet apart. This continues for another 100 feet. At the top, you crawl underneath two massive blocks to enter the tomb chamber. The chamber walls are pink granite and sitting on one end is an empty sarcophagus.
There were a couple other tunnels that were gated shut, but I don't know where those tunnels led. It was pretty cool crawling through these tight spaces.