Ascending Passage

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The Ascending Passage is a steep, narrow corridor within the Great Pyramid of Giza that rises from the lower passages to the upper chambers, including the King’s Chamber.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ascending Passage canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural feature ⓘ
corridor ⓘ
passageway ⓘ
accessPoint junction with the Descending Passage ⓘ
architecturalStyle Old Kingdom pyramid internal design ⓘ
associatedWith Old Kingdom Egyptian funerary architecture ⓘ
builtDuring reign of Pharaoh Khufu ⓘ
builtInCentury 26th century BCE (approximate) ⓘ
ceilingType flat ceiling ⓘ
connectsTo Descending Passage ⓘ
Grand Gallery ⓘ
King’s Chamber (indirectly via Grand Gallery) ⓘ
linked to: King’s Chamber

Queen’s Chamber level area ⓘ
upper chambers of the Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ
constructionMaterial limestone blocks ⓘ
culturalSignificance key element in internal layout of the Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ
currentCondition accessible to researchers and some visitors ⓘ
discoveredBy medieval and later explorers via forced passages ⓘ
floorType smooth stone floor ⓘ
function provided access from lower passages to upper chambers ⓘ
hasFeature hidden entrance originally blocked by stones ⓘ
joins the Grand Gallery at its upper end ⓘ
steep upward slope ⓘ
very narrow cross-section ⓘ
hasRelationTo King’s Chamber ⓘ
Queen’s Chamber ⓘ
Subterranean Chamber ⓘ
height about 1.2 metres ⓘ
inclination about 26 degrees ⓘ
isAbove Subterranean Chamber level ⓘ
isBelow Grand Gallery ⓘ
King’s Chamber ⓘ
Queen’s Chamber level ⓘ
linked to: Queen’s Chamber
length about 39 metres ⓘ
locatedAtSite Giza Plateau ⓘ
linked to: Giza
locatedIn Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ
locatedInCountry Egypt ⓘ
orientation north–south ⓘ
partOf internal passage system of the Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ
safetyConcern confined space and steep incline for visitors ⓘ
shape rectangular corridor ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline Egyptology ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ
width about 1.05 metres ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King’s Chamber → accessedVia → Ascending Passage ⓘ
Grand Gallery → connectsTo → Ascending Passage ⓘ
Grand Gallery → isAbove → Ascending Passage ⓘ