The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest of the Egyptian pyramids and the most famous monument of the Giza pyramid complex in Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the traditional Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one to have survived largely intact. It was built around 2600 BC over a period of about twenty six years as the tomb of the pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom.
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Built from local limestone blocks, originally cased in fine white Tura limestone.
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