GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -It is not known who designed the Great Pyramid, but the man responsible for supervising its complex construction was Hemiunu, Khufu’s nephew, a senior civil servant who acted as the pharaoh’s vizier.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hemiunu served as vizier and royal seal bearer to Khufu and was probably responsible for building Khufu’s pyramid at Giza – the Great Pyramid. Hemiunu is known for a well-preserved mortuary statue of him that was found within his tomb.

Detailed explanation-3: -About 2, 550 B.C., King Khufu, the second pharaoh of the fourth dynasty, commissioned the building of his tomb at Giza. Some Egyptologists believe it took 10 years just to build the ramp that leads from the Nile valley floor to the pyramid, and 20 years to construct the pyramid itself.

Detailed explanation-4: -Egyptians were the first recorded project managers. Various scholars have attempted to identify the cost of the projects, however, a measure that is possibly more meaningful is the amount of effort required. One author has estimated that a total of 52 million man-days was required to construct the pyramids.