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They are located about 10 kms from Cairo, and comprise:

The Great Pyramid:

The most famous structure in the world was built by King Cheops

(IV Dynasty) around 2650 B.C., on an area of 13 feddans. Its
height now is 137 m2 (original height: 146 ms).

Almost 2.5 million blocks of stone were put into building this

pyramid, which measures 230 m2 at the base. Close to the eastern
flank of the Pyramid of Cheops lie three small pyramids dedicated

either to his wives or family members.

The Second Pyramid:

Built by Kephren, south-west of his father's pyramid though lower

in height: 136 m2, it still retains, on some of its upper parts, the
remains of the limestone that had once covered it all. At the base,

it measures 215.5 m2.

Its interior is simple, with two entrances on the north side. The
Second Pyramid, like all other pyramids, had an exterior covering

of fine-grain limestone. Now, only a small part of this covering

remains.

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