A real-life “Iron Throne” carved from the core of a meteorite could be hidden inside the Great Pyramid.

Professor Giulio Magli of Milan Polytechnic believes the throne of the pharaoh Khufu is concealed in a secret chamber deep within the Ancient Wonder.

Ancient Egyptians are known to have used meteoritic iron in artifacts such as King Tut’s dagger, which was unearthed by British archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922.

Explaining his incredible theory, Magli said: “There is a possible interpretation, which is in good agreement with what we know about the Egyptian funerary religion as witnessed in the Pyramids Texts. In these texts, it’s said that the pharaoh, before reaching the stars of the north, will have to pass the ‘gates of the sky’ and sit on his ‘throne of iron’.”

Scientists found a large and enigmatic internal structure in the Great Pyramid in November.

They made the discovery using “cosmic-ray imaging,” which involves recording the behavior of subatomic particles called muons, which are produced when cosmic rays smash into the Earth’s atmosphere.

A similar technique was used to find hidden tunnels inside the Bent Pyramid, which was given its name due to the wonky shape of its structure.

Engineers from Cairo University are now designing an inflatable robot to explore the space inside the Great Pyramid– which has lain undisturbed for 4,500 years.

The robot can be pushed into empty spaces via a 1.4-inch “keyhole” drilled into the wall, then inflated into a blimp-like drone.

The blimp is perfect for exploring inaccessible spaces — like the 100-foot “void” discovered inside the Great Pyramid of Giza in scans last year.

The robot is being designed by ScanPyramids, with engineers from Cairo University — and aims to allow exploration with as little damage to the building as possible.

Lead researcher Jean-Baptiste Mouret told Digital Trends: “The main challenge is to insert a complete exploration robot in a hole that is as small as possible.”

“It is important to use a hole as small as possible because we want to leave as few traces as we can. This what we call ‘minimally invasive robotics.'”

The pyramids at Giza have captivated visitors since they were built as royal burial chambers 2,500 years ago.

Relatively minor discoveries generate great interest because experts are still divided over how they were constructed.