One quality is that the point of the pyramid is set several hundred feet back from the line of its foundation; therefore, making it appear peculiarly weightless and unreal, its size and scale both difficult to grasp (Romer pg167). There is also some evidence that gold leaf originally covered the tip of the pyramid, the effect would have been dazzling (Ash pg.7). To this day, the pyramid remains the largest, and most accurate stone building ever achieved, within a century of the first use of cut stone, as a major building material (Romer pg.168). People are mystified at the enormous strength that was required to prize up such a weight of material. Standing on top and looking down, one can only dimly see the bottom. The entire polished work is joined together so seamlessly that it seems to be constructed of one gigantic continuous rock (Romer pg.165).
So how was the pyramid of Giza built? Standing at the base of the pyramid it is impossible to believe that an enormous monument can ever be build in one Pharaoh's lifetime (Who built). The chamber within the pyramid were cut first; it wasn't until five centuries or more later, before Egyptians ever thought of building the pyramid of stone above them (Romer pg.168). The tombs are build at perfect pyramid locations, right along the horizon of the deserts edge (Romer pg.168). .
To build the actual pyramid, workers cut Granite and limestone. Boats, rafts or barges would have been needed to transport materials across the Nile river. Although it is not certain how they managed to get the stones to the site, ropes were no doubt used. Rollers and Sledges could have been used for transportation to an extent. It is possible that no materials were used at all, that enough men using their brute strength would be sufficient for the job. There are two theories on how the huge rocks were lifted: ramps or levers. (Ryan pg. 128-129).
The ramp that Egyptologist believe was used to lift rocks, is said to have taken at least ten years to build (Khufu's inside).