The Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx of Giza

Khafre's Pyramid (29° 58′ 32″ N 31° 07′ 52″ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=29_58_32_N_31_07_52_E_scale:50000)), is the second largest of the Pyramids of Giza and the tomb of the Fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khafre. This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... The Great Sphinx at Giza, Egypt The Great Sphinx of Giza is a large half-human Sphinx statue in Egypt. ... The pyramids of Egypt, some of which are among the largest man-made constructions ever conceived [1], constitute one of the most potent and enduring symbols of Ancient Egyptian civilization. ... The Fourth dynasty of Egypt was the second of the four dynasties considered forming the Old Kingdom. ... This article refers to the historical Pharaoh. ... Khafra (Greek Chephren) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, with his capital at Memphis. ...

Age and location

The pyramid is believed to have been completed in around 2532 BC, at the end of Khafre's reign. It lies a few hundred metres southwest of its larger neighbor, the Great Pyramid of Khufu in the Giza necropolis outside of Cairo, Egypt. (27th century BC - 26th century BC - 25th century BC - other centuries) (4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC) Events 2900 - 2334 BC – Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... This article is in need of attention. ... The name Khufu can refer to: Khufu (pharaoh), an Egyptian pharaoh Khufu (cipher), a block cipher. ... Giza (Arabic, الجيزة, transliterated al-ǧīzah; pronounced in Egyptian Arabic dialect of Cairo al-Gīza; also sometimes rendered in English as Gizeh, Ghizeh, or Geezeh) is a town in Egypt on the left bank of the Nile river, across from the old city of Cairo, and now part of the... A necropolis (plural: necropolises or necropoleis) is a cemetery or burying-place, literally a city of the dead. Apart from the occasional application of the word to modern cemeteries outside large towns, the term is chiefly used of burial grounds near the sites of the centers of ancient civilizations. ... For other uses, see Cairo (disambiguation). ...

Size and construction

Khafre's Pyramid had an original height of 143.5 metres (471 feet). It now stands at 136 m (446 f) tall with a base of 214.5 m (704 f), covering a total area of about 11 acres. Its angle of incline measures approximately 53°7′48″, which is steeper than the Great Pyramid. This, and its slightly more elevated location often make Khafre's Pyramid appear larger than the Great Pyramid. It is, in fact, smaller in both height and volume. To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 100 m and 1 km. ... (Redirected from 1 E4 m2) To help compare orders of magnitude of different areas, we list here areas between 1 hectare (10,000 m²) and 10 hectares (0. ... This article is about angles in geometry. ...

The pyramid was constructed from limestone and granite blocks weighing about 2.5 tons each. Unlike the Great Pyramid and Menkaure's Pyramid, Khafre's Pyramid retains some of its smooth limestone casing at its apex. Some of these outer blocks weigh about 7 tons. Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... Granite - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude we list here masses between 100 and 1000 kilograms. ...

See also

• List of Egypt-related topics
  • Egyptian pyramids
  • History of Ancient Egypt
    • Ancient Egypt
    • Old Kingdom
• Archaeology

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External links

• NOVA Online - Pyramids - Khafre's Inside Story (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/khafrestory.html)