Almost each person for want of mention of Ancient Egypt recollects first of all, certainly, pyramid. What they from themselves represented? At first we shall consider purely architectural structure of pyramids. In pre Dynasty period in Egypt the structures were widespread which were later called "Mastaba" (in transfer with Arabian - bench). It was a rectangular, trapezoidal structure which is narrowed down to top. In them buried tribal of the leaders, priests. Already then there were main positions of a disposition of the given structure. It was oriented on the parties of light. It is connected with primitive beliefs. The people considered, that as ascends and the sun goes, and the person if to put it by a face or head on rise or on west, can come back to life. Then funeral location also of steel were oriented on the parties of light.

Mastaba represented a brick superstructure above the burial place, latent under a surface. The superstructure was constructed sometimes from plates of limestone. From above this rectangle was completely flat. Under this superstructure, under ground, there was funeral camera with sarcophagus. In the camera there was the vertical mine by depth from three up to a thirty of meters - entrance. In a part of a superstructure conversion to east, in a very superficial niche there was "the false door " - ostensibly entrance in Mastaba. In this niche there was special flat altar, on which the relatives of died laid things and before which read prayer. This eternal house died could have various sizes, depending on a social position of died. The sculptural portraits of died were stored in a special location (serdabe). They were as though deputies mummy of died on case it of an erasure or damage. On walls Mastaba the various art images were usually put; It was as though life of died in Figures. Before a burial place a skew field of died was embalmed.

Soon on territory of Ancient Egypt there were to occur the small states, in which steel to rule local kings. They have wanted than - that to select burials from burials of the citizens. There were so-called graduated pyramids. Most ancient of the pyramid of such type is a pyramid of Josser. The Ancient Egyptian architect has delivered against each other six Mastaba, that is on large Mastaba was put smaller Mastaba, and so six were delivered Mastaba. Pharaoh could be pleases, his grave differed from all other graves. Then somebody from egyptian architects has guessed to fill in gaps between Mastaba in such a manner that the pyramid is known to us. This form was convenient still because for want of construction it was not required especially of difficult accounts for preservation of stability of a structure.

And now secret of a pyramid! Until now it is not known precisely why, but inside a pyramid oriented on the parties of light, the effect of mummy of anyone is exhibited. The skew fields of a small-sized animal died in a pyramid even without embalm are be the mummyes and are saved very much long time. Besides in a pyramid the obtuse edges of a razors fixed with preservation of alignment on the parties of light, in short time are sharpened. For want of it is absolutely not important from what the pyramid is made and what it has sizes. It is possible even to make a pyramid of a cardboard and it all the same will create effect of mummy. It is important to notice, that the given effect of mummy most hardly is observed at center of a pyramid, approximately at height of 1/3 all heights of a pyramid.

So burial places фараонов in a pyramid were at this height. There were some rooms, in which was mummy of Pharaoh, various subjects of a cult, sacred manuscripts, very much frequently near to sarcophagus with mummy of Pharaoh stood spare sarcophagus. In a room with mummy of Pharaoh conducted a underground course, it is usual was made from east party of a pyramid.

The pyramids were under construction in period from 1-st half 3 thousand up to AD for 18 centuries up to AD. Three pyramids in Giza, so-called large pyramids are most known which were constructed The Pharaohs of the 4th Dynasty. They were included in structure of seven miracles of light. The largest pyramid - Khufu (Greek title Cheops), behind it follows a pyramid Khafre (Greek title Khefren), and then pyramid Menkaura (Greek title - Mikerin). Height of a pyramid of Cheops - 146 meters, length of the party of the basis - 230 meters. On it the structure has left 2.000.000 immovable blocks, each of which in weight 2,5 tons. Greek historian Herodotus informed, that this pyramid was under construction 20 years and on it construction was occupied about 100.000 persons, which were replaced each three months.

How the pyramids were under construction? At first was considered, that immovable blocks were raised upward with the help of wooden crandles. But now all this explain on other. As soon as the new Pharaoh came on throne, he at once began to be prepared... to death, that is to build beyond the grave dwelling - pyramid. Found a place for a pyramid. Then in mountains began to prepare immovable blocks. From above in a stone the orifices on a perimeter of the future block were drilled and in them the wooden bars were driven in. The bars each day were watered with water, the tree inflated also stone bursted on the necessary perimeter. Then the block long time was very carefully treated and then it began to transport to a place of construction of a pyramid. Pulled it on special wooden runners, and the people pulled it only, animal were not applied almost. For faster transportation to a pyramid from a place of production of a stone the road was builded. When the first stones were delivered to a place, of them there was a first number. Then it was covered by sand so that on a surface there was a top of the first number. Then on sandy they put the second number of blocks was delivered. So, with each number all above also became above sandy embankment. The immovable blocks were installed with a large exactitude. Between them it was impossible even to push an edge of a knife. As soon as pyramid was ready, it covered with granite plates and cleaned sandy embankment. Usually near each pyramid was under construction temple beyond the grave of died Pharaoh. Sometimes near a pyramid of Pharaoh the small pyramids for it close, and also for nobility were under construction.

The large immovable pyramids were under construction during the greatest power An Ancient Egyptian state, then steel to build pyramids of clay bricks, and after steel to make burial places in cut down in rocks graves.

In the popular literature frequently it is possible to meet the mention about so-called " a damnation of Pharaoh ". It is considered, that the person who got into the grave of Pharaoh, is subjected to a damnation of Pharaoh and soon will die. On all visibility, egyptian priests before closing the graves kept the special substances, in which contained incurable illness bacterium. In a pyramid under influence of effect of mummy they as though covered, but did not die. However, when with some person penetrated into a pyramid, more often with the purpose of a robbery, he bore on himself these bacteria outside and there these bacteria were awake and infected a robber with incurable illness. Is remarked, that the large part so-called "damned" has died of illnesses connected with a respiratory system. Here such interesting version. While it is not proved yet.