![]() The dimensions of the pyramid were 280 royal cubits (146.7 m 481.4 ft) high, a base length of 440 cubits (230.6 m 756.4 ft), with a seked of 5 + 1 / 2 palms (a slope of 51★0'40"). The base was measured to be about 230.3 metres (755.6 ft) square, giving a volume of roughly 2.6 million cubic metres (92 million cubic feet), which includes an internal hillock. ![]() What is seen today is the underlying core structure. Over time, most of the smooth white limestone casing was removed, which lowered the pyramid's height to the present 138.5 metres (454.4 ft). Initially standing at 146.5 metres (481 feet), the Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for more than 3,800 years. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.Įgyptologists conclude that the pyramid was built as a tomb for the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and estimate that it was built in the 26th century BC during a period of around 27 years. The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex bordering present-day Giza in Greater Cairo, Egypt. Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
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