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Highlights of
Giza:
Great Pyramid of Khufu: The
Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) is on top of the list of the Seven Wonders of
the World. The monument was built by the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu of the Fourth
Dynasty around the year 2,560 BC to serve as a tomb when he dies. When it was
built, the Great pyramid was 481 ft high, and covers approximately 480,000 sq.
ft. at its base.
Great Pyramids of Khafre
and Menkaure: These pyramids are smaller than the Cheops' pyramid, but
are still massive structures and very impressive.
Sphinx: This monumental
statue, the first truly colossal royal sculpture in Egypt, is known as the Great
Sphinx. The Sphinx is believed to be the largest sculpture ever created by man.
The exact age of the Sphinx is unknown but appears to older than 10,000 BC.
Cemeteries of Giza: The
earliest private burials at Giza were laid out in rows of tombs divided
geographically to the west and east of the Great Pyramid (generally called the
western cemetery and the eastern cemetery). There are over 6,000 tombs of high
officials and royalty of the Old Kingdom who were privileged enough to be buried
close to the pharaoh's royal tomb.
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