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Tomb of Seti I

Tomb of Seti I  The tomb of Seti I, also known as KV17, is located in the Valley of the Kings. The pharaoh Seti I died in 1279 BC. His tomb was discovered by the archaeologist and explorer Giovanni Belzoni in 1817. Coordinates 25.740031, 32.601998 Description Seti I had many buildings built, which included the Temple of Seti I in Abydos. The tomb KV17 consists of 17 chambers, corridors, and side rooms and is considered one of the largest. There is a well near the entrance of the tomb; the corridor descends into the tomb and is designed similarly to other tombs. Decorations are found throughout most of the tomb. The tomb and side chambers are on the level of the well, with a further corridor that ends in a room at a lower level. (The measurements used are given in official documents) Total area of tomb: 649.04 sq m / 2373 sq cubits Burial chamber width: 13.19 ft / 25.22 cubits Distance to burial chamber: 290 ft / 88.382 m / 169 cubits Distance to the end of the tomb: 570 ft / 173.74...

Temple of Hephaestus

Temple of Hephaestus   The Temple of Hephaestus, also known as the Theseion , is a temple located in Athens, Greece . The temple is from the Doric order of Greek temples similar to the one at Paestum . It is situated on the northwest side of the  Agora of Athens , on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill . Construction started in 449 bc and was completed in 415 bc, similar to the Parthenon , which was started in 447 bc and completed in 432 bc. Coordinates 37.975698,23.721334 Analysis The angle of the temple is 13° towards the northwest with the number of pillars as 6 by 13 (total 34). If using the completion date of 415 bc, then the tilt angle would be 3.72°. This angle can be converted into a fraction with a base of 25 (this could be considered as 5²).  415 bc = 3.72° or 3×(18/25) or (93/25) Length temple 13.71m by 31.78m (30.19 by 70 Greek (megalithic) cubics 0.45405) Area temple 435.7m² (2113 cubits²) Length base 37m by 15m (81.5 by 33 Greek (megalithic) ...