Giza Necropolis

The Giza Necropolis is situated on the Giza Plateu, in Cairo, Egypt and is one of the most recognizable ancient places in the world. The Necropolis is represented by the amazing Great Pyramids and the huge sculpture of the Great Sphinx which are the only remaining monuments of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The Great Pyramids includes the Pyramid of Khufu, also known as the Great Pyramid, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Pyramid of Menkaure.

The construction of the Great Pyramid took more than 20 years to be done and was probably built to serve as a tomb for the Egyptian King Khufu. The Pyramid is the biggest one among the other two pyramids of the Great Pyramids and for over 3,800 years has also been the biggest man made structure in the world.

As far as we know there are three chambers inside the Great Pyramid. The lowest chamber is the chamber which is situated on the lowest level upon which the pyramid was built. The Chambers of the Queen and the King stand at a higher level in the structure.

The Great Pyramid also hosts two mortuary temples in honour of Khufu, three smaller pyramids for Khufu’s wives, a small “satellite” pyramid as well as small Mastaba tombs which are located all around the pyramid.

After the Great Pyramid, the Khafre Pyramid was the biggest one in Egypt. It was the pyramid of the Khufu’s son King Khafre who built his pyramid on a higher platform, creating the illusion that his pyramid was taller than this built of his father. The difference in height of both pyramids is about 10 feet.

The Khafre Pyramid consists of two chambers, one of which is located in the subterranean level while the stairs of the other are curved into the bedrock and its ceiling passes through the base of the pyramid.

The Pyramid of Menkaure is situated on the southwest of the other two pyramids and is the smallest one among them. The exact time of construction is not known but it is presumed to be completed during the 3rd century BC.

As the Great Pyramid, the Pyramid of Menkaure was also built to serve as a tomb of the ruler at that time Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure.

The Great Sphinx of Giza is a remarkable statue of a reclining lion with a head of a human. Standing at a high of 20 metres, length of 73.5 metres and width of 6 metres, the Great Sphinx is one of the biggest monolith statues in the world.

It is believed that the statue was erected by the Pharaoh Khafre in 2500 years BC.

The Great Sphinx has remained through the years due to the fact that it has been buried under the sand most of the time.

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