The Pyramid of Giza stands as a powerful symbol of ancient Egypt’s grandeur, drawing millions of visitors each year to marvel ...

Khufu (originally 481 feet high, and sometimes called Cheops, or the Great Pyramid); Khafre (471 feet); and Menkaure (213 feet). Emerging out of the complex dynastic needs of Egypt’s 4th dynasty ...

Here we delve inside Egypt's pyramids to reveal their many treasures and secrets, while also shining a light on Egypt's ...

the Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest of the three pyramids in the Giza complex. Constructed from approximately 2.3 million limestone blocks, the structure served as the tomb of Pharaoh Khufu.

Their persistence was rewarded when the analysis pinpointed traces of the Khufu Branch ... ago facilitated the construction of the Giza Pyramid Complex. Not only did this discovery confirm ...

Khafre's Pyramid is second to his father Khufu's Pyramid in size ... The temple was one element within the pharaoh's vast funerary complex, which included, besides the Pyramid, a lengthy causeway ...

Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says a scanning project in the Giza pyramids has identified thermal anomalies, including one in the largest pyramid, built by Cheops, known locally as Khufu.

Zahi Hawass describes some of the private tombs of the Old Kingdom, built in the expectation of continuing needs in the afterlife ...

Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass write of Khafre: "He was, after all, perhaps the greatest maker of statues of the Pyramid Age. There are emplacements in his pyramid temples for 58 statues, including ...

Series editor John Farren writes: For centuries archaeologists have been trying to work out how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid. This documentary presents a radical new theory by ...

Indeed, Egyptians built canals so that heavy stone quarried elsewhere could be easily transported to pyramid building sites. A complex of main and satellite pyramids Pyramids could be part of a ...