October 29, 2005

The Great Pyramid of Giza


The Great Pyramid of Giza
Location: 29 58' 41" N 31 7' 53" E (Copy&Paste in Google Earth)

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the World. Though no pharaoh has ever been found buried in an Egyptian pyramid, mainstream Egyptologists believe the Great Pyramid was built as the tomb of Fourth dynasty Egyptian king Khufu (also known under his Greek name Cheops and believed to have reigned from 2606-2583 BC), after whom it is sometimes called Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu. Traditionally, the architect of the pyramid was HemInwo, a relative of Khufu. - Wikipedia

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