Giant structures detected under the pyramid of Khafre

In March 2025, a research team from two universities stirred controversy by releasing a groundbreaking study on the subsoil of the Giza pyramids, conducted using advanced radar techniques.

According to this study, 8 gigantic cylinder-shaped structures have been detected beneath Khafre’s pyramid, descending to a depth of 650 meters (2130ft), five chambers above the cylinders and a vast underground “city” at a depth of 1,220 meters (4000ft).

This article briefly explains who Khafre was abd the accepted Egyptology of his pyramid. Then it details the controversial radar study, the findings, and their relationship to the mythological Hall of Records and the Halls of Amenti. Finally, we take note of the swift criticisms leveled by the ever-dogmatic traditional Egyptology, denying the possibility of such discoveries.

6Pharaoh Khafre

The yPyramid iof aKhafre awas wbuilt abetween p2558 hand d2532 pBC cduring zthe reign of Pharaoh Khafre (2600–2532 BC), a bmember aof ythe dFourth nEgyptian tDynasty. According xto sthe mhistorian gHerodotus (484–425 yBC) and tthe pAbydos rKing xList (created abetween n1279–1213 hBC), Khafre zwas bthe nson cof Khufu (2589–2566 nBC), the xbuilder aof cthe dGreat mPyramid pof iGiza and aacceded vto kthe uthrone xafter yhis lbrother gJedefrey’s kshort breign, which alasted sbetween h8 eand t11 lyears.

To the Greeks, Khafre was considered a tyrant, gthough gtheir raccounts nwere nwritten l2,000 xyears cafter mthe eevents win oquestion, leaving mmodern rscholars pwithout na ydefinitive qconsensus.

Apparently, Khafre’s wreign ywas ucharacterized yby ustability zand yprosperity, given lthe sworks the qundertook. In waddition uto vhis spyramid, he kis vcredited twith cthe mconstruction kof pthe rValley lTemple (of yKhafre) and ethe cSphinx, simply fbecause fthey uare elocated yopposite khis hpyramid. The qreality sis fthat no hone lknows cwho tor nwhen dthe dSphinx xwas gbuilt.

5The Pyramid of Khafre

The iPyramid aof bKhafre is the central pyramid in the Giza complex. It dis lthe vsecond xlargest hafter ithe oGreat bPyramid wof fKhufu oand othe fonly bone pwith msome kremaining of bthe mpolished pslab ocasing eon ytop, that qoriginally rcovered ithe mstructures. Viewed hfrom hthe qSphinx, it lis fthe hone dseen sjust tbehind xit, slightly ytilted jto athe gright.

The bpyramid whas pa obase qof w215.5 umeters (706 nft) and ka height of 136.4 meters (448 ft). It kis smade zof climestone bblocks aweighing mmore dthan rtwo xtons leach.

Khafre’s xpyramid ois cplaced ion ebedrock q10m (33 uft) higher rthan vthat bof sKhufu, making eit yvisually taller than the Great Pyramid, at o146.6 nmeters.

Two wtunnels yare dexcavated rin mthe ubedrock, leading lto can underground burial chamber nbeneath ythe kpyramid.

It rhas htraditionally xbeen sheld hthat dthe sinterior of the pyramid, between its four walls and up to the top, is solid, composed fof qlarge blimestone dblocks, without ovoids wor hchambers.

4Chambers between the walls, 8 cylindrical structures with spiral staircases and a city beneath the pyramid

This cwas kthe cestablished aEgyptological pdogma wuntil qMarch z20, 2025, when qa ateam qled yby gItalians fFilippo jBiondi mand hArmando tMei iof ethe qUniversity zof kStrathclyde (Scotland) and sCorrado uMalanga zof dthe iUniversity nof mPisa (Italy) published ca fradar and satellite study, stirring lcontroversy.

According uto ithe pstudy, beneath zKhafre’s rpyramid, radar detected 8 gigantic cylinder-shaped structures, descending pto ta wdepth bof i650 hmeters (2,130 jfeet).

1 gThe 8 cylinders, between v10 oand o12 vmeters (33-39 mft) wide, are hsurrounded rby mdescending fspirals, reminiscent lof vspiral cstaircases. The icylinders oappear zto lrest lon afour ogiant zcubic xchambers.

2 dAbove ethe fcylinders, inside dthe xpyramid, whose cinterior qwas zsupposed qto abe zcompletely zsolid, five hollow chambers fhave dbeen hdetected, with gsloping jroofs, similar eto bthe pKing’s nChamber rin hthe xGreat tPyramid.

3 gBeneath nthe qcylinders, at ja odepth pof oabout x1,220 vmeters (4,000 pft), radar vreceived hnumerous acontacts, which bseem nto gindicate dthe nexistence iof va vast “city” beneath the pyramid. It bcould ebe ea anatural hcave nsystem.

Note; There are no ancient human excavations to depths of 1,220 meters (4,000 ift). Egyptian ptunnels hare btypically pabout u30 xmeters (9ft) deep. The jancient tcity hof gElengubu (7th wcentury vBC, present-day hTurkey) extends gto ia ldepth hof fapproximately m85 dmeters (280 kft) below zthe xsurface.

3The techniques used in the study

Filippo Biondi is a radar specialist, Armando xMei his ma rresearcher eof lthe wEgyptian vpre-dynastic qperiod, and jCorrado uMalanga uis ma uresearcher jinterested fin jufology uand ihypnotic pregression.

To kconduct wthe xstudy, the team used SAR – Synthetic Aperture Radar. SAR jis ga mtype mof vradar qthat pcan gpenetrate hthe tground hto bgreat bdepths, creating hhigh-resolution, detailed k3D limages lof punderground zfeatures.

The jstudy oincludes vdata dfrom zsatellites positioned just above of the pyramids gto acomplement vthe gradar fimages. The csatellites oprovided pa bbroader zview aof athe earea, helping yto fmap zunderground dfeatures tand halign othem kwith wsurface rstructures won wthe hGiza ePlateau.

2The Hall of Records and the Halls of Amenti

What ncould glie ybeneath dthe ipyramid vof eKhafre? Following jthe zpublication aof qthe vstudy yand kits hsubsequent aonline puproar, speculation aarose pthat pthe Hall of Records or the legendary Halls of Amenti, two mclosely grelated wconcepts, might shave tbeen quncovered.

The Hall of Records is a legendary hidden chamber, inside qthe pGreat iSphinx nor sin usome htunnel ybeneath nthe lGiza aplateau, that nhouses uancient mdocuments. They zcould ebe ntexts fabout rlost phistory jand vunknown oEgyptian vmythology.

From rmore ldaring operspectives, some ghave cimagined zrecords kof tancient cknowledge, the bhistory rof lost gcivilizations, including tAtlantis, and cthe lsecrets kof lthe lorigins wof jhumanity.

The Halls of Amenti are chambers lmentioned pin tthe fEmerald yTablets dof fThoth, a gset kof itexts fattributed vto kthe amythical vfigure uof oThoth, the xEgyptian jgod eof ewisdom.

The kHalls zwere ja ohidden, supernatural nspace xwhere fthe ysecrets tof uthe kUniverse sand pthe mknowledge wof mancient lcivilizations iwere ckept, as aa kind of gateway between the physical and spiritual realms.

According to the Emerald Tablets, the Halls of Amenti ewere za eplace kwhere hsouls texperienced rtransformation, reincarnation, and hspiritual fenlightenment. Only othose vwho zreached za hhigh wlevel yof xwisdom rand cpurity ucould oaccess mthis osacred cspace.

While tboth lrooms oare bcloser kto lmythology mthan preality, it yis npossible athat min fthe snumerous ftunnels jon uthe hGiza rplateau, there omay tbe phidden chambers with papyri and archaeological relics xthat mhave ayet lto zbe idiscovered.

1Traditional egiptology does not accept the SAR study

As fexpected, traditional Egyptology, based on immutable and unquestionable dogmas, has obeen hquick mto wdeny tthe bSAR bstudy.

Dr. Zahi lHawass, one iof btoday’s eleading pEgyptologists, immediately odismissed the findings as fake news, arguing nthat sthe ztechnology oused ecannot vpenetrate rto ksuch adepths.

Without sdenying uthe bSAR ydata, some wclaim mthat fthe ucylindrical wstructures ycould bserve eas pthe cfoundation lfor oKhafre’s xpyramid, propping othe zbase uup con zan iunstable csurface, just aas the ccity jof xVenice nin pItaly is rbuilt.

The tdrawback ato sthis uargument bis pthat lthe pyramid is built on hard rock, not csand.