Egypt hails 30ft hidden corridor found inside Great Pyramid of Giza
Thirty-foot space found inside last surviving wonder of the ancient world
A 30ft-long hidden corridor discovered close to the main entrance of the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza could lead to further findings, Egyptian officials said on Thursday.
The space, perched above the main entrance, was detected as part of a years-long scanning project that has been using non-invasive infrared thermography technology to “see” inside the structure.
The unfinished corridor was probably created to redistribute the pyramid’s weight around either the main entrance now used by tourists or around another as-yet undiscovered chamber or space, said Mostafa Waziri, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities.
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