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situated against the pyramid. There was also a cult pyramid, as
well as three pyramids for the burial of queens, a number of boat
pit and other structures.

Though we really do not know with absolute certainty, the
pyramid complex of Khufu probably remained mostly intact for
almost 4,000 years. During that period of time, most visitors to it
must have been amazed by its enormity, and probably by the
ancient Egyptian's reverence toward the structure.

In the end, the deterioration of this pyramid, like its
conception, can be attributed at least partially to religion. If was
created to bury the king in a complex that would conform to the
ancient Egyptian religion. It probably survived in relatively good
shape until that religion was replaced by another, and then
another. By the time the Arabs invaded Egypt during the seventh

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