The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest of the ancient Egyptian pyramids. Originally standing 146.6 m (481 ft) high, it is now 138.8 m (455 ft) high due to erosion, trophy hunting and vandalism.
The oldest and only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the World, it is believed to have been constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC. The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu (hellenized as Χεωψ, Cheops), and is sometimes called Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu.video FROM TOP
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33 months ago Echidna from Russian F |
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Egypt pyramids are great! I can't imagine how ancient egyptians have made them!!! |
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32 months ago Riovasky |
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the strongest building in the world |
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31 months ago afsalmpm |
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This is largest pyramid called khufu`s pyramid......... |
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30 months ago Strwrter |
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This photo of the Giza Plateau and the pyramids is beautiful. The richness of this heritage to Egypt, the Middle East and the rest of the world is timeless and should be cherished and protected. To gaze, daily, on such magnificence and historical teaching must be a lesson for us all in that 'Man in his petty squabbles and bigotry will fall to dust and blow to the four corners as the sands of the desert. But the ideals and strength engendered in these monuments live on forever - those are what we should strive for on this planet. Man has many neighbors, many teachers, many friends if we just put out our hand and offer our care and love." To all who love Giza do well by her she is a monument to the best of Man. |
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29 months ago bbcnewsa |
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inside it, there are 5 rooms to resist earthquqkes! that is AMAZING |
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28 months ago kannine |
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They should show what is inside there!!! |
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27 months ago aidan |
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they should show the pyramid upclose so we can se the detail of th stones and the texture and stuff |
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27 months ago me |
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i'm studying this in school and it is SO SO SO cool!!!!! |
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26 months ago keith |
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the most outstanding buildings on earth |
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26 months ago nestle |
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it`s realy a great pyramid! |
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26 months ago Vietnamese |
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Wow ! It's too big .... |
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25 months ago ankish |
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THIS IS A MOST BEAUTIFUL AND MYSTEREOUS PLACE IN THE WORLD.This is a one of the most uniq place in the world.
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20 months ago Mayur Birajdar |
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THIS IS A MOST BEAUTIFUL AND MYSTEREOUS PLACE IN THE WORLD.This is a one of the most uniq place in the world.
MAYUR.
Pune, INDIA |
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19 months ago kcipo |
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the great n best architecture |
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19 months ago shef1987 |
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The ancient cruel Khufu and his horse are sleeping without knowing the modern world &democratic Egyptia.
Shefeek,perumbavoor,cochin,India |
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18 months ago anonymous |
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Well I can imagine how they built them. With the help of their "gods". These gods were the last people of a civilization, that lived before us. I agree with that cuz archeologists found a precise drawing of a helicopter in a piramid! So, that's how they've built it :) |
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18 months ago lady_marionnette |
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wow... amazing! that is really great.. and it was only made by people.... nice job:) |
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17 months ago lauriwriter |
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Julius Amante: Actually Egyptians made this approx. 4 570 years ago and made it just over 20 years. |
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13 months ago beleka949 |
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People are afraid of time, but time is afraid of Pyramid ... |
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13 months ago Anupam |
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Wow look at them from above!!!!
They were genius!~!! |
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13 months ago bekah |
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wow |
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12 months ago adityachatterjee2009 |
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egypt and the great pyramid and sphinx are awesome |
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12 months ago monmon |
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Iam Egyptian and Iam proud of that |
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11 months ago secret |
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we have a much larger pyramid in our place in philippines.. it is called.. "the pyramid of ernie baron".. its very mysterious.. look for it.. it is 200 mtrs. below the ground under the malacanang palace.. constructed in 1723 by ernie baron himself.. amazing..
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8 months ago 78789889o |
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Pyramid Of Khufu is one of Ancient Egypts greatest Building it was bulit 2540 BC it took 20 years and thosands of men they used ramps and carry millions of blocks that is ton each.
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