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The Great Pyramid of Giza.

This impressive pyramid, located in the city of Giza, is the largest pyramid in Egypt and the tallest ancient pyramid in the world.

It is believed to have been built as a tomb around 2,560 BC, or BC for the Egyptian pharaoh named Kufu or Chiops. This is why you may also hear this pyramid called the Pyramid of Kufu or the Pyramid of Chiops.

It is the oldest of the seven wonders of the ancient world

and the only one to remain largely intact.

Initially standing at about 147 meters or 480 feet tall, the Great Pyramid was the tallest

man-made structure in the world for more than 3,800 years. If you are ever asked, if the Great Pyramid is taller than it is wide,

make sure you say no. At ground level, the width of each side is about 1.6 times longer

than the height of the pyramid.

Let's keep these fun facts rolling.

The pyramid was built with about 2.3 million stone blocks,

which were an average weight of 2.5 tons each.

The largest stone block in the pyramid is quite massive, weighing about 80 tons.

These stone blocks were held in place with about 500,000 tons of mortar. Overall,

this results in the total weight of the pyramid being about 6 million tons.

So how long did it take the Egyptians to build such a monumental structure?

Most agreed that it was a 20-year endeavor, which, if true, means that they must have

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