Tomb of Ramesses IV The pharaoh Ramesses IV was buried in Tomb KV2, located in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. The tombs of Ramesses II and VII are on either side. Ramesses died at the age of 27 in 1148 BC. He is connected to the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak. Coordinates 25.741530,32.602080 Description The tomb is of similar design to others in that it has a corridor to the burial chamber with side rooms. It is thought to be about 75 metres long and declines about 10 metres from the entrance. Chamber E, as the antechamber, has stars painted on the ceiling. Chamber K is built with side rooms, and the burial chamber J has a vaulted ceiling with astrological patterns along with the sarcophagus. Coptic monks were said to have lived in the tomb, and in the 19th century, explorers like Jean-François Champollion had camped there. Earlier, Romans were said to have left what is considered as graffiti in the tomb. Measurements These are the tombs' measurements in metres, including the a...
Coba Coba is an ancient Mayan city on the Yucatán Peninsula, located in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The site contains a number of buildings, with the largest known as Nohoch Mul, directly north, which is a raised area of about 120m. The bulk of Coba's major construction seems to have been made in the middle and late Classic period 500-900 ad, although further builds were constructed into the Post-Classic upto the 15th century, the ball court is in the best condition and may fit this description. The site features sacbeobs, which are raised platform walkways. The Nohoch Mul pyramid is also known as the Ixmoja pyramid. Buildings Nohoch Mul pyramid (45° southwest, 42m) (7 layers) Ball court (38° northeast) (1 layer) Observatorio Astronómico de Cobá (34° northwest, 10m) (5 layers) Coordinates 20.496133,-87.720619 In between these three buildings, a triangle can be formed like from other builds, the angles are 101°/72°/7° the spac...