The Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt

    The three Great Pyramids of Giza are the most amazing monument the ancient Egyptians left to world. They are the pyramid of “Khufu”, the pyramid of “Khafre” and the pyramid of “Menkaure”. They are considered to be the greatest historical architecture in the world. No wonder, it was the tallest structure in the world for over 3800 years. Also Giza pyramids are the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the World, and the only one to remain largely intact. They were built in the 4th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, about  2550 B.C. They are located in Giza, on the west bank of Nile River near Cairo in the desert.

    For many years archaeologists thought that these pyramids were built only  as a tomb for kings & Queens mummified mummies who ruled over Ancient Egypt, but now they discovered that the pyramids not only served as a tomb for the Pharaoh and storage for the various items he would need in the afterlife, but also were constructed for practicing space monitoring and a worship based upon a contact with other universes.

    Great Pyramid of Khufu, which was built by the king Khufu is the oldest and largest pyramid. It's now 136m high with each side measuring 229m. It lost 10 meters off the top over the years due to erosion. When it was first completed, the Great Pyramid was 146.7m. It is estimated that 2,300,000 blocks of stone were used to build the Great Pyramid, each weight from 2 to 70 tons.

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