who really built the great pyramid?

Question

I have been told it was designed 12000 years ago by a civilisation from the land mass we now know to be Antarctica

Answer 1

You might be interested to read 'Fingerprints of the Gods' by Graham Hancock. It sounds a bit like Erick Von Danniken but it's actually well researched and written.
You can't really answer this question briefly - such an answer just couldn't get all the necessary facts in.

Answer 2

There are a lot of theories about the Great Pyramid. The current thinking, which is based on the available archaeological evidence, is that it was built in the reign of Khufu, who was a 4th dynasty pharaoh of Egypt, approx. 4500 years ago (although the dates are very hard to be certain about). It is on the plateau of Giza (with two other large pyramids and lots of smaller ones) and was never quite finished. For a long time people thought that slaves built it, but there is increasing evidence that the construction workers were not slaves - possibly work on the pyramid was a form of taxation. Once the Pharaoh was dead, it would have been used as his tomb. Although Khufu wasn't found in his pyramid, the sarcophagus was - everything else that might ever have been there was probably stolen at some point in the dim and distant past. This is why tombs like Tutankhamun's were eventually hidden, to thwart robbers.

A few people have theories about it being built by Atlanteans and people from Antartica and aliens and the like, or being the Granaries of Joseph, or housing some kind of repository of knowledge, and that's all linked to the mystery of Egypt, which has always had a certain lure. However, there is absolutely no physical evidence for that to be the case, however fun some of those ideas might sound! Personally, I think it's an amazing achievement of mankind, logical and consistent with Egyptian culture, and I see no reason to start crediting it to distant or alien civilisations.

Answer 3

The great pyramid like all the other pyramids of Egypt, was built by the Egyptians. The time scale of when approx they were built is about 3,000 BC. The method of building is clearly described by the Egyptians in tomb paintings. The Great Pyramid took about 25-30 years to build and weighs about 5million ton. Until the building of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Gt Pyramid was the world's tallest building. A great achievement. Mark Twain who visited Egypt as a tourist, described the Gt Pyramid as 'corrugated'. How very apt and descriptive.

Answer 4

there are many different types of pyramids, such as the Aztec pyramid and the Egypitan ones. The Egyptain Giza pyramids being the most famous.....they were designed by a dude called Giza (obv), and were built by loads of enslaved Egyptians whipped by meanies!!....those slaves did a good job though eh??

Answer 5

Taylor Woodrow

Answer 6

They were built by the Egyptians as tombs for their Pharaohs. They stopped building such elaborate tombs because of the cost involved, and also because such a grand tomb was a really obvious target for grave robbers.

Answer 7

The great Egyptians built the great pyramids. The put the body in it. The put food, and their prized positions.

Answer 8

Aliens. They levitated it into position. Just after they'd done the same to Ayer's Rock.
Two of the seven supernatural wonders of the world.
If you believe theat, you can believe anything.

Answer 9

i dont recall any bodies, food, or prized positions in any of the 3 pyramids at giza. i also have never seen any pieces of artwork or texts recording such acts.

Answer 10

Jaye Davidson, in Stargate.