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May 29, 2006
Great Pyramid of Giza in 3D
The Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the seven wonders of the world, can be seen in the satellite photos of Google Earth. But, it is just a 2D photo on a hill of terrain, not the actual structure. Yesterday, someone called 'atf' at the Google Earth Community posted an excellent 3D model of the Great Pyramid 
which also shows the interior chambers by making the walls of the pyramid transparent. Once you load the model, you need to turn off the "Terrain Layer" to see the full model. He has provided a number of camera views - look at the "Views" folder and then double click on the various views. This lets you get a close look at the entrance, Queen's chamber, the King's chamber, etc.
Two weeks ago I posted an article about the tomb of King Tut which also used similar 3D techniques. I expect many other interesting archaelogical sites will be created for visualization like this.
Posted by FrankTaylor at May 29, 2006 10:00 AM
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Posted by: Steven Myers at November 16, 2006 12:28 PM
Steven, you can find several Giza pyramid 3D models at the Google 3DWarehouse here:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?q=pyramid%2C+giza&btnG=Search
Posted by: Frank Taylor at November 16, 2006 03:17 PM
I am really interested in the model at the top of this page. Can I download it?? If I can I do not know how.
Thanks,
Steve
Posted by: Steven Myers at November 16, 2006 03:52 PM
Steven, I don't believe the author ('atf' at the GEC) has published his SketchUp file. You could try sending him a private message from the GEC by following the link to his post in the blog entry.
Posted by: Frank Taylor at November 16, 2006 04:04 PM
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I am very interested in getting the SketchUp model Great Pyramid of Giza in 3D showing the walls of the pyramid transparent. Can I download it and if so how do I do it? thanks Steven Myers