Ascending Passage
Up to the Lower Grand Gallery | Down to the Descending Passage Length: 39 meters Width: 1.5 meters Height: 1.6 meters For most visitors to the Great Pyramid, this is the beginning of the long and cramped journey up to the King's Chamber. You must literally hunch over and scramble your way up this small passageway which has a steep 1:2 gradient (a 45 degree angle with the plateau). At the top of the passage you'll arrive at the Grand Gallery. Pyramids Home | Pyramids | Excavation Contents | Mail
Up to the Lower Grand Gallery | Down to the Descending Passage
Length: 39 meters Width: 1.5 meters Height: 1.6 meters
For most visitors to the Great Pyramid, this is the beginning of the long and cramped journey up to the King's Chamber. You must literally hunch over and scramble your way up this small passageway which has a steep 1:2 gradient (a 45 degree angle with the plateau). At the top of the passage you'll arrive at the Grand Gallery.
