Photos of the Pyramids of Giza - Pyramids - Egypt
At about 460 ft high, and 13 acres in space, the "Great Pyramid", or the pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) uses around two million blocks of granite that were carried from southern Egypt (500 miles away). It is said to have taken 20 years to build. All pyramids at Giza are said to have been built between 2700-2500 BC. They are a sight, it is amazing as you drive in from the Alexandria road and see the pyramids from far away, you then know you are almost in Cairo.
Six of the ten pyramids at Giza. The Furthest one is the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), middle is the pyramid of Khafra (Chephren), and the closest large one is that of Menkara (Mycerinus). The pyramids lie on the outskirts of Cairo which can be seen past the Pyramids complex in the above photo.
Inside one of the queens' pyramids, the tombs are very elaborate in design.
The Great Pyramid of Khufu (on the right) had a smooth outer layer. This layer eroded over the centuries, or was vandalized, you can see the rocks that are constantly dropping from the pyramid of Khafra on the left of the photo.
The "smallest of the biggest", the pyramid of Menkara is small enough to be cute, yet big enough to be majestic.
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