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6 El Saad El Aaly Street
12th Floor, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Phone: (202) 37489808 – 37489818
Mobile: (202) 012-8260-260
Picture Gallery
Pyramids and the Sphinx
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A beautiful picture of the Pyramids of Giza with the sun setting behind them.
The Pyramids of Giza, III Dynasty, 2680-2565 B.C. The largest belongs to King Khufu (Cheops). The middle pyramid belongs to his son, King Khafre (Chephren), and only looks bigger because it was built on higher ground. King Khafre could not, in deference to his father build a bigger pyramid so he found a compromise! the third pyramid is that of Kafre's son, Mankara (Mycerinus). The three small pyramids are those of Mankara's queens.
The biggest of the three pyramids. It required over two million large limestone blocks. It is a square, 756 feet on each side. It is 481 feet high.
Drawing showing the insides of the Khufu pyramid. picture 1
The Khafre (second) pyramid. picture 2
Another shot of the Pyramids overlooking the city. Smaller pyramids of the queens can also be seen. All pyramids are precisely oriented to the four cardinal points.
Camels resting with the Pyramids in the background.
The Sphinx, IV Dynasty, 2540 B.C. picture 3
The Sphinx with the Khafre pyramid in the background.
Great picture showing the Sphinx's tail.
The Sphinx and the Great pyramid during the evening light show. picture 4
The Sphinx watching over his City.
The Solar Boat. picture 5
The Bent Pyramid. picture 6
This picture gives you a great perspective on how big the great pyramid is.
The Khafre pyramid from the ground.
The Sakkara (step) pyramid of King Zoser, III Dynasty, 2780-2680 B.C. This pyramid was built by Inhotep who was the king's chancellor, high priest, and architect. This is the first pyramid built and the first building made of stone.
The Sakkara (step) pyramid. Those are not specs on the bottom, those are people! Built in six "steps", it is 204 feet tall. The original limestone facade is gone. King Zoser's burial chamber is ninety feet under the base of the pyramid.
The Sphinx and the Pyramids.
The Sphinx with the Khafre pyramid in the background.
This picture gives you a great perspective on how large the Sphinx is.
What a wonderful silhouette picture of camels and a donkey with the pyramid as a background.
