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The design shows that the Ascending Passage did not follow the architect's plan, a mistake was made that could not be corrected when it was discovered. 'Today's Design' using ratios shows that the Grand Gallery floor should have met the King's Chamber floor exactly but it did not. 'Today's Design' shows that the ascending angle is 26.565º, the floor as it is today is slightly less (0.61º less).

Because of this, the Ascending Passage joined the highest end of the Grand Gallery approximately three feet to low. The Great Step allowed the two dimensions to meet.

The mistake must have been noticed during the build of the Great Chamber. Whether it was noticed or not the floor carried on at the same angle and the roof carried on following its true line. The taper in the Grand Gallery height is not because of the roof but because of the floor.

The building of the passageways, the Queen's Chamber and the King's Chamber, everything above ground would have been built in the open.. Built on a natural hill that is known to be there (although no one knows the height), if the hill was too low the natural height would be increased by the builders to accommodate the stonework. When the complex was completed or partially completed, the building of the Pyramid would start. The build of the chambers and passageways would always be ahead of the Pyramid build at least in the immediate area. It is also quite possible that the interior stonework was completed before the Pyramid build began.