pharaoh thutmose iv commissioned the great pyramid of giza to be built.
who commissioned the great pyramid of giza to be built?
pharaoh thutmose iv
based on a mark in an interior chamber naming the work gang and a reference to the fourth dynasty egyptian pharaoh khufu, some egyptologists believe that the pyramid was thus built as a tomb over a 10- to 20-year period concluding around 2560 bc. initially standing at , the great pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for more than 3,800 years until lincoln cathedral was finished in 1311 ad. originally, the great pyramid was covered by limestone casing stones that formed a smooth outer surface; what is seen today is the underlying core structure. some of the casing stones that once covered the structure can still be seen around the base. there have been varying scientific and alternative theories about the great pyramid's construction techniques. most accepted construction hypotheses are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place.
great pyramid of giza
influenced by the pyramidology theories of john taylor and charles piazzi smyth, nelson barbour and charles russell taught that the great pyramid of giza contained prophetic measurements in "pyramid inches" that pointed to both 1874 and 1914. russell viewed the great pyramid as "god's stone witness and prophet". smyth reviewed russell's manuscript on the great pyramid before publication and russell credited him and scottish writer robert menzies for the view "that the great pyramid is jehovah's 'witness', and that it was as important a witness to divine truth as to natural science." prophetic dates derived from the measurements inside the great pyramid were seen as complementary to biblical interpretations. russell included the great pyramid as part of his film and color slide production "the photo-drama of creation" in 1914, suggesting that the great pyramid was built by the old testament king-priest melchizedek. a special edition of the first volume of "studies in the scriptures" was also published, which was re-titled "the divine plan of the ages and the corroborative testimony of the great pyramid". in accordance with russell's wishes, a high replica of a pyramid was erected at his gravesite in pittsburgh, pennsylvania with its capstone "patterned after the capstone of the great pyramid of egypt, symbolic of the christ."
eschatology of jehovah's witnesses