The Great Pyramid

The Great Pyramid is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids of Giza and is therefore referred to as the Great Pyramid. It is the tallest pyramid in the world and was built as a tomb for the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu, far better known by his Greek name Cheops, who during the 4th Dynasty in the Old Kingdom ruled. In classical antiquity, the pyramid was called Greek ἡ μεγάλη Πύραμις τοῦ Хέοπος (hê tou megale Pyramis Chéopos, "The Great Pyramid of Cheops") or αἱ Πυράμιδες Αἰγυπτίαι (hai Aigyptíai Pyramides, "the Egyptian pyramids"), Latin Pyramides Aegyptiae and Magna Pyramis cheopis .

This pyramid, together with her sisters, the Pyramid of Khafre and Menkaure's Pyramid, also the oldest and last surviving wonders of the ancient world. The completion of the structure dates back to 2580 BC in the time of the Old Kingdom. It is exactly facing the four cardinal points, and the difference in the lengths of its four sides is less than one per thousand. She is often confused with the Pyramid of Khafre, the second largest Egyptian pyramid. The Pyramid of Khafre, the middle of the three pyramids of Giza and appears larger than that of Cheops, since it was built on a high rock, and therefore about 10 m is higher, but is almost 3 meters lower in their original size.