Egyptian Architecture

Pyramids
The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the
Pharaohs and their Queens. The Pharaohs were buried in
pyramids of many different sizes and shapes. The three
largest was built at Giza. The most well-known of these
pyramids was built for the Pharaoh Khufu. It is known as
the Great Pyramid. Other types of Egypt tombs are
mastaba and the hypogeum. All the funeral chambers
which are hidden from the thieves

THE PYRAMID OF
GIZA

PYRAMID OF GIZA
The Giza Necropolis stand of Giza Platue, on
the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt . this complex
of ancient monuments is located some 8
kilometers (5 m) inland into the desert from
the old town Giza on the Nile, some 20
kilometers (12 m) southwest of Cairo city
center. This Ancient Egyptian Necropolis
consists of the Pyramid of KhuFu (aslo
know as the Great Pyramid and the Pyramid
of cheops), the somewhat smaller Pyramid
khafre (or khepren/Chefren), and the
relativetly modest size of pyramid (or
Mykere/Mycerinus), along with a number of
smaller satellite edifices, known as
queens Pyramids, the Great Sphinx as
well as a few hundred mastabas, and
Chapels

The Pyramids which were built in the Fourth Dynasty, Testify

to the power of pharaonic religion and state. They were built
to serve both as grave sites and also as a way to make their
names last forever.

The Great Pyramid of Giza, which was probably

completed c. 2580 BC, is the oldest of the Giza
pyramids and the largest pyramid in the world, and is
the only surviving monument of the Seven Wonders of
the Ancient World. The pyramid of Khafre is believed to
have been completed around 2532 BC, at the end of
Khafre's reign. Khafre ambitiously placed his pyramid
next to his fathers. It is not as tall as his father's
pyramid but he was able to give it the impression of
appearing taller by building it on a site with a
foundation 33 feet (10 m) higher than his father's.