the great pyramid pictures Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/the-great-pyramid-pictures Wed, 07 Sep 2016 11:44:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 GREAT PYRAMID http://toursmaps.com/great-pyramid.html http://toursmaps.com/great-pyramid.html#respond Wed, 07 Sep 2016 12:36:20 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=220984 ARCHITECT UNKNOWN The first great monumental structures in the world, the pyramids of Egypt were built as tombs for the rulers of the Old and Middle Kingdoms between about 2600 and 1800 BCE. The most imposing pyramids are those at Giza, west of Cairo, which were made for kings Khufu, Khafra, and Menkaure. The largest of the three is Khufu’s tomb, known as the Great Pyramid. No one knows for sure why the ancient Egyptians chose the form of the pyramid for their pharaohs’ tombs. It may have been because the shape represented the spreading rays of the sun and

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