Great Pyramid of Giza
The monument reflects the religious significance of kingship and the organisational capacity of the Old Kingdom. Archaeological research points to organised worker communities, rather than the simplistic image of a monument built entirely by enslaved people.
Photo: Douwe C. van der Zee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Facts
- Place
- Giza, Egypt
- Civilisation / patron
- Old Kingdom Egypt, Fourth Dynasty
- Built
- c. 2580 BCE – 2560 BCE
- Status
- Still standing
- Height
- 146.6 m
- UNESCO World Heritage since
- 1979
- Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- UNESCO World Heritage
History
The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for the pharaoh Khufu around the middle of the third millennium BCE, during the Old Kingdom. Millions of limestone blocks originally formed a smooth-cased pyramid about 146.6 metres high. The loss of its casing and apex has reduced its height, but its passageways and burial chambers remain largely intact. It is the only classical wonder of the world that still stands substantially intact.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Grote Piramide van Gizeh