Pyramid of Khufu
Title
Pyramid of Khufu
Date
ca. 2550 BCE
Identifier
1696
Alternative Title or Name
Pyramid of Cheops
Work Type
built works
Work Location
Egypt (nation)
Pyramids of Giza (ruins)
Style/Period
Fourth Dynasty (Egyptian)
Subject
pyramids (tombs)
Cheops--King of Egypt
Description
Detail view of Khufu's pyramid near the base at Giza. "The largest pyramid ever built, it incorporates about 2.3 million stone blocks, weighing an average of 2.5 to 15 tons each. It is estimated that the workers would have had to set a block every two and a half minutes ... The Great Pyramid was the centerpiece of an elaborate complex, which included several small pyramids, five boat pits, a mortuary temple, a causeway, a valley temple, and many flat-roofed tombs for officials and some members of the royal family,"--from National Geographic website.
Measurements
481 feet
Reproduction Type
jpeg
ID Number
A1EGGIZ2-82565BE30B1
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