copy and paste this google map to your website or blog!
Press copy button and paste into your blog or website.
(Please switch to 'HTML' mode when posting into your blog. Examples: WordPress Example, Blogger Example)
Egyptian pyramids - Wikipedia The Giza pyramid complex seen from the south From right to left, the three largest are: the Great Pyramid, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure with three queen's pyramids Size comparison Famous pyramids (cut-through with internal layout) The Egyptian pyramids are ancient masonry structures located in Egypt Most were built as tombs for the pharaohs and their consorts during
Pyramids of Giza | History, Location, Age, Interior, Facts - Britannica Pyramids of Giza are three 4th-dynasty (c 2575–c 2465 BCE) pyramids erected on the west bank of the Nile River near Al-Jizah (Giza), northern Egypt In ancient times they were included among the Seven Wonders of the World
Giza Plateau - Discover Egypts Monuments - Ministry of Tourism and . . . The pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx are among the most popular tourist destinations in the world, and indeed already were even in Roman times Each of these spectacular structures served as the final resting place of a king of the 4th Dynasty (c 2613–2494 BC) The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for king Khufu (c 2589–2566 BC), and the other two for Khafre and Menkaure, his son and
Pyramids: Egyptian Pyramids - Encyclopedia. com The best edition of the Pyramid Texts is by Raymond O Faulkner, The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts (Oxford, 1969), but the reconstructed order is best seen in the light of Jean Leclant's "Les textes des pyramides," in Textes et langages de l'Égypte pharaonique, vol 2 (Cairo, 1972), pp 37 – 52
NOVA Online Pyramids—The Inside Story - PBS NOVA Online presents Pyramids—The Inside Story Tour the Great Pyramid in QuickTime VR, follow the current excavation, learn about how the pyramids were constructed and who constructed them
Pyramids of Giza - Tourist Egypt The Pyramids of Giza are without a doubt Egypt’s most iconic destination The Pyramids are a remnant of Ancient Egypt, built almost five thousand years ago, and the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the World
Giza pyramid complex - Wikipedia Giza pyramid complex (map) Aerial view from north of cultivated Nile valley with the pyramids in the background (1938) Pyramids of Ghizeh 1893 Egypt; heliogravure after original views Wilbour Library of Egyptology Brooklyn Museum The Great Pyramid and the Great Sphinx of Giza in 1914 (Autochrome Lumière) The complex in 1955 View from top of the Great Pyramid to the Pyramid of Khafre The
List of Egyptian pyramids The provincial pyramides (3 th or 4th dynasties) The smooth faced pyramids attempts (4th dynasty) The giants pyramids (4th dynasty) The golden age of the pyramids (4th and 5th dynasties) The pyramids with texts (5th dynasty) The pyramids of the middle empire (12th and 13 th dynasties) The late pyramids (17th and 18th dynasties)
Giza, Mexico, Architecture, History, Construction - Britannica A pyramid is a monumental structure constructed of or faced with stone or brick and having a rectangular base and four sloping triangular or trapezoidal sides meeting at an apex or truncated to form a platform