What's Inside the Pyramids?

In 1789, French General - and later Emperor - Napoleon Bonaparte led a military expedition to capture Egypt from the Ottoman Empire. According to legend, shortly before leading his troops to victory in the Battle of Embabeh, Napoleon decided to spend a night alone inside the Great Pyramid of Giza. The next morning, the General emerged pale and shaken, refusing to discuss what he had experienced. He would remain silent on this for the next 23 years until, lying on his deathbed on the island of St. Helena, he suddenly sat up and began to speak. But a moment later he fell silent once more and, sinking back into his bed, muttered: “Oh, what's the use? You’d never believe me.”

While this story is almost certainly apocryphal, it perfectly captures the eternal mystery and romance of the Egyptian pyramids. For over 4,000 years, these enigmatic structures have awed and inspired countless travellers, artists, and scholars, standing as silent monuments to a vibrant and advanced civilization that once thrived along the banks of the Nile. But if Napoleon had spent a night inside the Great Pyramid, what would he have seen? What lies beneath the 2.3 million solid stone blocks that make up this grandest of ancient monuments - and what inspired the ancient Egyptians to build these giant structures in the first place? Well, put on your pith helmet and light up your torch as we delve into the history and mysteries of the Egyptian pyramids.

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