Pyramid at Giza

The Pyramid at Giza is the oldest of the seven wonders of the ancient world and it is also the only wonder still standing today.

It is located at the city of Giza, a necropolis of ancient Memphis, and today is part of Greater Cairo, Egypt. When the Great Pyramid was built it was the tallest structure in the world. It held that record for over 4,000 years and was finally surpassed in the nineteenth century AD.
The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu(known to the Greeks as Cheops) of the Fourth Dynasty around the year 2560 BC. His tomb was finished in about 2,580 B.C in Giza. The great pyramid is believed to have been built over a 20 year period. The King died before the pyramid was complete but his wife ordered the tomb to be finished. When King Khufu died he was mummified in salts and wrapped in linen bandages. The mummy was then buried with clothes, food, and jewerly, among other items that the Egyptians considered useful for the afterlife.

Today, the Great Pyramid is enclosed, together with the other pyramids and the Sphinx, in the touristic region of the Giza Plateau. Also in the area is the museum housing the mysterious Sun Boat, only discovered in 1954 near the south side of the pyramid. The boat is believed to have been used to carry the body of Khufu in his last journey on earth before being buried inside the pyramid. It may also serve him as a means of transportation in his afterlife journey according to Ancient Egyptian beliefs.

Statue of Khufu

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