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Now we are going to change the location and era.
Direction the ancient egypt…



General west view of the site of Giza (or Gizeh in french) with three complexes from right to left :
Khufu's pyramid complex (or Kheops) ,
Khafre's pyramid complex (or kephren) and
Menkaure's pyramid complex (or Mykerinos).

The sphinx is at the Esat of the site on center of the picture.

The size of Giza is big (1,600 x 1,900 meters) built by human in 4,500 years before now.

Khufu's pyramid constructed : c. 2580–2560 BC (4th dynasty)
Type : True pyramid
Material : Limestone, granite
Height : 146.7 metres (481 ft)
Base : Length of 230.34 metres (756 ft)

Khafre's pyramid constructed : c. 2570 BC (4th dynasty)
Type : True pyramid
Height : 136.4 metres (448 ft)
Base : Length of 215.28 metres (706 ft)

Menkaure's pyramid complex constructed : c. 2510 BC (4th dynasty)
Type : True Pyramid
Height : 65 metres (213 ft)
Base : 102.2 by 104.6 metres (335 ft × 343 ft)

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North view of the site.



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N-E view of the site.



The biggest pyramid is rear of the second.

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South view of the site.



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Actual East view of the site.



Everybody has seen the beautiful monument on the left : the sphinx [B-)]

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Closer view of the actual sphinx between the pyramids of Khafre and Khufu.



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Closer view of the old entry of the pyramid of khufu.



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General view of the old entry of the pyramid of khufu.



In ~2550 BC, you can see the wall all around the entry and the pyramid.

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General view of the front of of the pyramid of khufu.



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