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What material were the Pyramids of Giza primarily constructed from?
Answer
Limestone
The Great Pyramids were built from roughly 2.3 million limestone blocks, quarried locally from the Giza plateau. Granite was used for interior chambers.
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Workers moved 2.3 million blocks in 20 years—roughly 12 blocks per hour, 24/7.
Other options people guess
- Sandstone
- Granite
- Basalt
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- Egypt
- architecture
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