SOUTH

NORTH

Four " shafts " of a section of approximately twenty centimetres by twenty are known to date in the pyramid of Cheops but nobody knows their exact role.

It is known that the shafts issued from the King chamber emerge outside the pyramid.

The Southern shaft has a slope of 45 degrees, the Northern shaft approximately 33 degrees 30 minutes.

The both twoQueen Chamber's shafts have a slope of approximately 39 degrees and 36 minutes. (39°60 hundredths, according to the Upuhaut robot).

It is also known that they required a very particular care in their implementation.

The Southern shafts are rectilinear whereas the two Northern shafts are not due to making avoidance of the Great gallery.

If one considers the Southern Queen Chamber's shaft, one also knows that it did not emerge in the room but in a hollow stone which preserved a tympanum of 8 centimetres, invisible opening thus from the interior of the Chamber.

It is also known that its other end is sealed by a door and does not emerge outside the pyramid .

Many questions are still remaining as in their role than in their implementation.(Click here to consult)

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