Here are 12 facts about the largest of them all, the Great Pyramid. 1. THE EARLIEST PYRAMIDS IN EGYPT WERE BUILT A CENTURY PRIOR. Tombs for the kings of Egypt had been constructed underground for ...

Historians say the purpose of the pyramids was to house the king’s body after death. The Giza pyramids have elaborate tunnel systems inside containing gold and other objects Egyptians thought ...

Interesting Facts Here are some interesting facts about the Great Pyramid of Giza: The Great Pyramid of Giza continues to inspire wonder and amazement in people around the world, and it remains ...

The vessel, discovered in 1954 at the southern corner of the Great Pyramid, has been exhibited for decades at a museum bearing its name at Giza Plateau. Egypt says the Grand Egyptian Museum ...

The image shows the carving with the Giza pyramids of Khafra directly behind, and Khufu—also known as the Great Pyramid of Giza—to the left. Zahi Hawas, the former Minister of Antiquities ...