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  2. Great Pyramid of Giza - Wikipedia

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    The Great Pyramid of Giza[a]is the largest Egyptian pyramid. It served as the tomb of pharaohKhufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynastyof the Old Kingdom. Built c. 2600 BC,[3]over a period of about 27 years,[4]the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact.

  3. Egyptian pyramids - Wikipedia

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    Egyptian pyramids. Coordinates: 29°58′21″N 31°07′42″E. A view of the Giza pyramid complex from the plateau to the south of the complex. From left to right, the three largest are: the Pyramid of Menkaure, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Pyramid of Giza. The three smaller pyramids in the foreground are subsidiary structures ...

  4. Giza pyramid complex - Wikipedia

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    The Giza pyramid complex (also called the Giza necropolis) in Egypt is home to the Great Pyramid, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx. All were built during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt, between c. 2600 – c. 2500 BC.

  5. Giza - Wikipedia

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    Giza's most famous landform and archaeological site, the Giza Plateau, holds some major monuments of Egyptian history, and is home to the Great Sphinx. Once thriving with the Nile that flowed right into the Giza Plateau, the pyramids of Giza were built overlooking the ancient Egyptian capital city of Memphis , across the river from modern day ...

  6. Giza Plateau - Wikipedia

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    The Giza Plateau ( Arabic: هضبة الجيزة) is a limestone plateau in Giza, Egypt, the site of the Fourth Dynasty Giza pyramid complex, which includes the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Great Sphinx, several cemeteries, a workers' village and an industrial complex. It forms the northernmost part of the 16,000 ha Pyramid ...

  7. Pyramid - Wikipedia

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    The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest in Egypt and one of the largest in the world. At 146.6 metres (481 ft) it was the tallest structure in the world until the Lincoln Cathedral was finished in 1311 AD.

  8. List of Egyptian pyramids - Wikipedia

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    Pyramid of Khafre (Khafre is great) Giza 215.25 143.5 2,211,096 53°10' 4th Menkaure: Pyramid of Menkaure (Menkaure is divine) Giza 103.4 65.5 235,183 51°20′25″ 5th. 2498–2345 BC Userkaf: Pyramid of Userkaf (The pure sites of Userkaf) Saqqara 73.3 49 87,906 53°7'48" 5th Sahure: Pyramid of Sahure (The personality (ba) of Sahure appears ...

  9. Pyramid of Menkaure - Wikipedia

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    Pyramid of Menkaure. /  29.97250°N 31.12833°E  / 29.97250; 31.12833. The pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three main pyramids of the Giza pyramid complex, located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. It is thought to have been built to serve as the tomb of the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh ...

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