Great+Pyramid

 Historical background of the building

 It's believed that the pyramid was built as a tomb for the fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and was constructed over a 14 to 20 year period. The constructors were Hemon and Hemiunu. The pharaoh ordered the construction to hide his tomb and they buried him in there. It was concluded in 2,560 B.C. For over 3,800 years it was the tallest man made structure in the world. They built it by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging or lifting every rock. It was the biggest pyramid but with the erosion now is smaller than before. The pharaoh that ordered the construction was Khufu that's the reason of the name of the pyramid.

Important people and places

Pharaoh Khufu had 8 children and ruled for 27 years and the people made a tomb for him. He is also known as Cheops. Giza is the place where the three pyramids and the Great Pyramid are located.


Characteristics It is very big, The biggest pyramid in the world, Is triangle shaped, The rocks were picked up from a quarry, They use granite and casing stones for building it, It have a interior with an false entrance for robbers and the real entrance was covered with a wall and the tomb was underground. It was built with giant pieces of rocks one above the other. It has 280 egyptians cubits tall (146.5 meters tall) but with erosion it became smaller (138.8). They use 2.3 million limestone blocks.  Links   __ [] __

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