Rising over the Giza Plateau, the great pyramid is the last of the seven

wonders of the world. But is it just an empty tomb, or has it yet to give

up all of its secrets ?

It is built out of six and a half million tonnes of rock and rises 146.5

metres into the sky, the Great Pyramid contains more masonry than all the

churches, cathedrals and chapels in England combined. For more than 4,500

years it has remained one of the largest buildings to ever be constructed.

Scientist have pinpointed the date it was built to 2,500BC, but why it was 

built still remains to be discovered.

In March 1993, a German engineer set out to find the answer. He is the inventor

of Upnaut 2, a $250,000 remote-controled robot mounted with a video camera.

He sent this robot up a ventilation shaft heading south from the Queens

Chamber (one of the chambers in the pyramid). It travelled 60 metres along

the cramped shaft (approx. 20cm x 20cm) before its path was blocked by a

limestone door. He was amazed to see what appeared to be handles and a gap

between the door and the floor. He had found an undiscovered chamber in the

Great Pyramid.

Though many tried to find evidence inside the pyramid, it was not until

1837 when Colonel Howard Vyse searched the interior that anything of

signifigance was found. He blasted his way through the rock above the Kings

Chamber and discovered four sealed chambers. On the walls of one of these

chambers he found red painted hieroglyphics which included the name Khufu.

This gave Egyptologists the clue they neede to prove that the pyramid had

been built by the Pharaoh Khufu. But these hieroglyphics have a number of

inconsistencies.

    in the pyramid.

    or used bad grammer, others were unrecognisable.

This theory would point to the possibility  that Vyse forged the hieroglyphs in 

order to justify a long, costly and otherwise fruitless expedition.

If you believe this theory, it means that the Great Pyramids' purpose has

yet to be discovered. Opening the door to the hidden chamber may reveal

it. Another alternitive to discovering the secret would be to explore the

chamber betwwen the paws of the Sphinx.

Whatever the case may be, perhaps it will finaly resolve some of the 

mysteries surrounding the Great Pyramid.