The fine grained white limestone surface sparkled in the sunlight from a great distance, adding to the beauty of the pyramids. I think all fo the limestone was stolen long ago by invading armies, though.
The Limestone was soft enough to cut but also hard enough to keep the Pyramid stable.
It is found in great abundance in the Nile Valley. It is a sedimentary rock relatively easy to work with the tools available to the ancient Egyptians.
The pyramids of Egypt are made of limestone.
The ancient pyramids were composed of limestone rocks. The limestone came from quarries on the banks of the Nile River.
Limestone... :)
Limestone
Limestone was used to build the pyramids.
The earlier pyramids were built from stone usually limestone and granite. Later pyramids were built from mud bricks cased in polished limestone.
where were the millions of limestone blocks for the three great pyramids quarried
they used their brains.The Egyptians built pyramids out of mostly limestone, some granite and the labour of thousands of slaves
limestone and granite were the main materials used to build pyramids. Some of the later pyramids were made from mud brick with a casing of limestone.
The pyramids where built of large blocks of limestone.
Limestone.
Yes.