CHAPTER 1 THE GREAT PYRAMID Heat sizzles in the air as tourists approach a huge pyramid People built it during similar weather over 4,000 years ago Its limestone blocks are aged Still it stands tall above the desert sand WATCH A VIDEO HERE
The Great Pyramid of Giza is an enormous structure It is one of the world’s chief monuments It is the Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid right is visible from Giza
Ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid as a tomb for the pharaoh Khufu They finished it in about 2550 BCE It is near the modern city of Giza in northern Egypt The Great Pyramid is an impressive building Its bottom is a square Each side of the square is 756 feet 230 meters in length DID YOU KNOW It probably took 20 years to build the Great Pyramid
