Pyramid of Giza

The great PYRAMID OF GIZA is the largest of the Seven Wonders of the World. Pyramid of Giza is one of the famous tourism place in the world. It is located in Egypt. It is also called as pyramid of Khufu, Khufu’s pyramid, pyramid of Cheops. It is largest of the three pyramids. The pyramid looks like a triangle on it sides and a square in its base. It covers an area of 13 acres. The height of the pyramid is 450 feet and it has 203 steps from its lower to the highest point.  It was built as a tomb during the rule of king or queen of Khufu , fourth dynasty Egyptian and constructed over 20 year period around 2560 BC. It was a man-made structure for over 3,800 years and it was covered by stones. Inside the pyramid it has three chambers. The lowest chamber was built and was unfinished, Queen’s  chamber and  King’s  chamber. The lowest chamber is the largest of the three chambers. pyramid also included two mortuary temples, for Khufu’s wives three small pyramids, smaller satellite pyramid, and small mastaba tombs. Pyramid consists of more than 2.3 million limestone blocks and each stone has a weigh of 2 to 70 tons. The Egyptians carried the lime stones through boat along the Nile river to the pyramid. The mysteries of the pyramid is that how they planned the construction. One hundred thousand people worked for three months each year. The temperature inside the pyramid is at a constant of 68 degrees Fahrenheit.