Pyramids in Egypt
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Above picture: Step Pyramid of Pharaoh Djoser at Saqqara built by the architect Imhotep in the 3rd Dynasty (2649-2575 B.C.). It was the first stone pyramid in the world and was made up of a series of six buildings or mastabas (benches) placed on top of each other.
Above picture: The Pyramids of Khufu (left) and Khafre on the Giza Plateau outside of Cairo. The former, also known as the Great Pyramid, is the largest of the pyramids and is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still extant.
Above picture: Pyramid of Menkaure at Giza.
Above picture: The Great Pyramid of Giza, built for the Pharaoh Khufu, is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that survives. Constructed of an estimated 23 million limestone blocks, it took some 20 years to build and it was completed in about 2540 B.C. Some of the white casing stones that covered the completed pyramid can still be seen at its base. Thousands of skilled laborers participated in the pyramid's construction; they lived and died near the building site.
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