Pyramids cost 5 billion USD

Despite the large number of cranes, helicopters, trucks and tractors mobilized, the construction of a pyramid like the Great Pyramid of Giza today is still extremely difficult. In many people's eyes, the pyramid built 4500 years ago is still like a miracle or even related to the hands of aliens.

However, a hypothesis has recently emerged about the Great Pyramid built from within, through a sophisticated and scientific internal pulley system. If we follow that perfect construction plan, we will be able to recreate the Wonders of the ancient world at a cost of up to US $ 5 billion.

Building a pyramid like the Great Pyramid of Giza today is still extremely difficult.

Why is such a terrible number?

First of all, look at the figures of the Great Pyramid. Giza is 756 feet long, 481 feet tall and consists of 2.3 million blocks, each weighing approximately 3 tons. So its total weight is up to 6.5 million tons. Legend has it that the entire building was completed in just 20 years, meaning that each block of stone was transported and placed in its place within 5 minutes (if it is considered that the construction took place 24/24 ). That progress obviously requires the labor of thousands of people. The previous hypotheses about the ancient Egyptians using the external pulley system to build Giza had many loopholes like such a pulley that would be more than a mile long to be able to pull heavy stones. In addition, it will need a counterweight rock that weighs twice as much as the Pyramid to balance.

Architect Jean-Pierre Houdin believes that only one-third of Giza's height, calculated from the bottom, is built from the outer pulley. With 33% of the workload remaining, the Egyptians will fill it up through a sophisticated pulley system. Houdin collaborated with 3D graphic designer Dassault System to develop a virtual model of the above construction process. At the same time, a scholar group at Laval University (Quebec) is planning to scan infrared rays to determine whether or not the existence of the pulley network within the Great Pyramid.

There are two major differences in building the Pyramid that day and now, according to Houdin. First of all, instead of using human power to pull stones with pulleys, we will now use engine tools. Secondly, for the highest part of the pyramid (about 10-15m on top), you can use a small crane.

With the help of modern vehicles and helicopters, a modern Giza will demand the strength of about 1500-2000 people working for 5 years. The total cost is estimated at US $ 5 billion. By comparison, the One World Trade Center 1776 feet tall in downtown Manhattan (USA) only has a construction cost of about $ 4 billion.