The polished limestone made the pyramids visible from great distances, impacting anyone approaching the Giza plateau.

Along with the enigmatic Sphinx and other smaller tombs and monuments, Giza has three principal pyramids: Khufu (originally 481 feet high, and sometimes called Cheops, or the Great Pyramid ...

This unfinished subterranean chamber, an unfinished chamber within Khufu's Pyramid, lies 90 feet (30 meters) below the surface of the plateau, and is closed to the public. Standing alone inside ...

There's one that's well attested, actually in the relieving chambers above the Great Pyramid, the Friends of Khufu gang, the Drunks of Menkaura gang, and then you have the green phyles and then ...

Bradley Walsh is set to star in a new Sky History series, during which he will explore the Great Pyramid of Giza as he ...

For over 3,800 years, the Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest human-made structure. The pyramid, a tomb built for Egyptian pharaoh Khufu, has a height of 454.4 feet.

Series editor John Farren writes: For centuries archaeologists have been trying to work out how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid. This documentary presents a radical new theory by ...

The Great Pyramid of Khufu is 147m from the ground to the top and each side of the base is 230m long. The Egyptians positioned the sides of the pyramid facing north, south, east and west.

Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says a scanning project in the Giza pyramids has identified thermal anomalies, including one in the largest pyramid, built by Cheops, known locally as Khufu.