THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA

LOCATION AND COORDINATES

• Coordinates 29.9792° N, 31.1344° E
• Location is Egypt

FACTS

• The pyramids of Giza are the largest pyramid.
• The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.
• There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid. The lowest chamber is cut into the bedrock upon which the pyramid was built and was unfinished

A LITTLE HISTORY OF THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA

• One pyramid took 30 years to build
• About 2,550 B.C., King Khufu, the second pharaoh of the fourth dynasty, commissioned the building of his tomb at Giza

RESOURCES

• Pbs.org, Google.com, and Wikipedia.com