The ScanPyramids Mission revealed to the world on March 2, 2023 the first images taken from inside a hidden corridor within the Great Pyramid of Giza.

The hidden North Face Corridor of the pyramid was found to contain a gabled ceiling, known as a saddle vault. This design redirects the weight of the pyramid from above, and thus it was widely assumed to be a so-called ‘weight-relieving chamber’ protecting the descending corridor below.

But many details about the North Face Corridor suggest that protecting structures below may not have been its primary purpose. This video compares the design to other saddle-vaults and puts the corridor in context to the other features within the Great Pyramid.

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Thanks to Keith Hamilton for the tip about Julien Bruchet’s 1965 book. Keith Hamilton’s North Face Corridor Guide:
https://www.academia.edu/98053499/The...

Thanks to Yukinori Kawae for taking us into Campbell’s Chamber in this video:
   • 【完全保存版】三大ピラミッド内部を一挙公開！絶対に入れない場所から有名なあ...  

Thanks to Ancient Architects for the shout-out:
   • The Great Pyramid North Face Corridor...  

SanPyramids SP-NFC 2023 Report:
https://vimeo.com/803685954

Scientific Papers on the North Face Corridor:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.202...

Franck Monnier’s Facebook posts:
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
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0:00 Intro
1:27 Congratulations ScanPyramids Team
2:16 Ground penetrating radar and ultrasonic tests
3:41 Entrance Vault connection
4:48 Chevron ceiling design
5:58 North Face Corridor analysis
8:22 Holes in the ceiling
10:37 Weight-relieving weaknesses
12:08 Inaccurate models
14:15 North Face Corridor access
16:50 Jean-Pierre Houdin's model
17:44 Next steps for investigation
20:08 Damaging a pyramid
21:20 Good publicity for Egypt