The Great Pyramid of Giza—built for the Pharaoh Khufu and finished around 2560 BCE—is the only marvel of the original Seven ...

Some 2.5 million people visit the Pyramids of Giza each year with hopes of an epic experience befitting one of the World’s ...

the pharaoh's capital city. Giza's three pyramids and the Sphinx were constructed in the fourth dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom, arguably the first great civilization on earth. Today, Giza is a ...

Royal guardianBuilt by the same pharaoh around 2540 B.C., the Sphinx ... takes a moment of rest before the Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza. Two of the biggest mysteries surrounding the Sphinx ...

THE Great Pyramid of Giza is believed to have been built over 20 years, finishing construction in 2,560 BC. Here's everything you need to know about the oldest Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Nadine Arab Cairo's most popular attraction, the Pyramids of Giza, draws thousands of visitors ... the Fourth Dynasty pharaoh buried there. Khafre, Khufu's son, lies entombed in the nearby Pyramid ...

For years, visitors who went on an archeological pilgrimage to Tutankhamun's land came back with mixed feelings. Mostly ...

Representing Pharaoh Khafre, the Sphinx is said to be a ... The outer blocks were made of limestone blocks, which were taken from quarries of Giza itself, thus keeping the transportation minimal.

The Pyramid of Khufu, also called the Great Pyramid of Giza, is named for its builder, a 4th Dynasty pharaoh. The pyramid, which is located about 11 miles from Cairo's center, is the largest of ...

James is a published author with four pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary. A new study on Ancient Egyptian ...