Great Pyramid of Giza
PlaceAncient Pyramids
Ancient Egyptian pyramid and tomb of Pharaoh Khufu in Giza, Egypt.
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Great Pyramid of Giza
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The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid and a landmark of the Giza pyramid complex in Egypt. Built around 2600 BC as the tomb of Pharaoh Khufu, it is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one largely intact. Originally 146.6 metres high, it now stands 138.5 metres after much of its limestone casing was removed. It contains three known chambers and forms part of the UNESCO site “Memphis and its Necropolis”.
- Built for
- Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu
- Construction date
- c. 2600 BC
- Current height
- 138.5 metres (454.4 ft)
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Great Pyramid of Giza (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q37200
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Douwe C. van der Zee. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsDouwe C. van der Zee, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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