The Great Pyramid of Giza may hold more than the secrets of its construction—it might encode deep mathematical constants.

In this deep dive into the Great Pyramid’s design, viewers explore how the ancient structure encodes complex mathematical concepts like pi and the golden ratio. Even more stunning is the ...

But we do have some ideas. It seems that the Egyptians used pi in the construction of the Great Pyramid, because when the perimeter is divided by its height, one gets a close approximation to 2π.

The Pyramid of Khufu — named after its builder, a Fourth Dynasty pharaoh who reigned from 2509 to 2483 B.C. — is one of three pyramids that make up the Great Pyramids at Giza complex.