The Giza Pyramids

Built over 20 years by the Egyptian pharaoh, Khufu (Cheops) around the year 2560BC to serve as his tomb, The Great Pyramid of Khufu is one of three pyramids at Giza. Each of the 200 million stone blocks used to construct the Great Pyramid weigh over 2 tonnes. When it was first constructed it was 145.75m high and was the worlds tallest structure, only to be surpassed as recently as the 19th Century. The other pyramids are the tombs of Menkaure and of Khafre, also thought to have commissioned the building of the Sphinx.

The Sphinx is also located on the Giza plateau along with a museum housing relics from inside the pyramids.