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I entered the Great Pyramid back in the 1990s when you were still allowed to, and visited the central burial chamber, and suffering heatstroke lay down next to where the sarcophagus was to rest. A surreal experience.

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Sorry but do you (or anybody reading this) know which interior parts are still accessible and can be visited (or where to check that)?

Hey yes, I 3d scanned it last summer. Here's the 3d scan: https://giza.mused.org/en/guided/266/inside-the-great-pyrami...

Unless you book a private visit, you can only go through the Grand Gallery to the King's Chamber.

They keep the Subterranean and Queen's Chambers locked. (For example: they locked me in the Queen's Chamber and forgot about me while I was scanning).

This 3D tour is amazing! I’m going to share this with my students.

Thanks! We have some lesson plans developed from the Luxor Temple tours if they're useful. Was shooting for a US 6th grade level.

Amazing, thanks for sharing!

For how long were you locked in the Queen's Chamber?

About an hour

"3000 years" -- queue egyptian style game of thrones into music

Ha! exactly

I bet it was a life-affirming experience, good thing you didn't have to stay there for days.

heatstroke? I'd assume the inner of the pyramid is rather cool.

I got it outside and the symptoms persisted until I got to the chamber.

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