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immense blocks of granite, so placed as to bar 
all further approach ; but these have been cut 
through by the industry of former inquirers. At 
the end of the second gallery is a small apart- 
ment, called the Queen's chamber, supposed to 
have been destined for the spouse of the monarch 
by whom the edifice was built ; but it contains 
neither ornament nor sarcophagus, nor any thing 
else to confirm the supposition. At the end of 
the third gallery is found a larger chamber, with- 
in which is seen the sarcophagus, for the recep- 
tion of which this immense structure is supposed 
to have been reared. This chamber is only one 
hundred and sixty feet above the basis of the 
pyramid ; and no higher excavations have been 
made ; but as the entire height is four hundred 
and forty-eight feet, it is impossible to determine 
whether farther apartments might not be found 
in that immense portion which is yet unexplored. 
The length of the base is seven hundred and 
twenty feet. This is called the pyramid of 
Cheops. That bearing the name of Cephrenes 
is six hundred and ninety-three feet in length, 
and three hundred and ninety-eight in height. 
The pyramid of Miserinus is two hundred and 
eighty feet long, and one hundred and sixty feet 
high. 
The pyramids are merely monuments of Egyp- 
tian labour. The first object which gave our tra- 
