Large Door

2. Have a large door

Q: What’s the first thing you have to do after you build a tomb for a dead guy?

A: Put him in.

This is presumably the last new place the deceased person’s body will ever enter. You don’t want to bump the casket (or sarcophagus) against the door jam as you enter the tomb! You want to enter with dignity and grace. You want to stand tall and proud as you move the beloved person for the last time, right? And for 6 or 8 strong people to do that, they need a pretty wide door.

Here’s the front door of Grant’s Tomb:

Here’s the front door of King Tut’s tomb:

Here’s the front door of the Tomb of Ramses II:

Now here is the original entrance of the Great Pyramid:

Once through the door, you find yourself here:

Can you imagine Kent, and 5 of his friends, carrying a casket through that small opening and down that narrow, sloping shaft? Neither can we.