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The Great Pyramid of Giza [a] is the largest Egyptian pyramid.It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.Built c. 2600 BC, [3] over a period of about 26 years, [4] the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact.
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Orion's Belt superimposed on the Giza pyramid complex, illustrating the Orion Correlation Theory. From left to right: Alnitak on the Great Pyramid of Giza; Alnilam on the pyramid of Khafre; Mintaka on the pyramid of Menkaure; The Orion correlation theory is a fringe theory in Egyptology attempting to explain the arrangement of the Giza pyramid ...
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The Great Pyramid of Giza, the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing. Another ancient writer, who, perhaps dubiously, identified himself as Philo of Byzantium, wrote a short account entitled The Seven Sights of the World. [3] The surviving manuscript is incomplete, missing its last pages.
The Giza Plateau is the location of the Pyramid of Khufu (also known as the "Great Pyramid" and the "Pyramid of Cheops"), the somewhat smaller Pyramid of Khafre (or Chephren), the relatively modest-sized Pyramid of Menkaure (or Mykerinus), along with a number of smaller satellite edifices known as "Queen's pyramids", and the Great Sphinx of ...
The Giza pyramid complex consists of the Great Pyramid (also known as the Pyramid of Cheops or Khufu and constructed c. 2580 – c. 2560 BC), the slightly smaller Pyramid of Khafre (or Chephren) a few hundred metres to the south-west, and the relatively modest-sized Pyramid of Menkaure (or Mykerinos) a few hundred metres farther south-west.
Great Pyramid of Giza: 138.5 454 2560 BC Giza, Egypt: Pyramid of Khafre: 136.4 448 2570 BC Giza, Egypt: Red Pyramid: 105 344 c. 2600 BC Cairo, Egypt: Bent Pyramid: 104.71 344 c. 2600 BC Cairo, Egypt: Toniná pyramid 74 243 Chiapas, Mexico: Much of height includes hilltop. La Danta: 72 236 c. 400BC El Petén, Guatemala: Height not independently ...