Pyramids of Giza
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Pyramids of Giza Tamzen Quigley
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Pyramids of Giza. Tamzen Quigley. Giza Necropolis. Giza Necropolis. Just outside Cairo 6 Pyramids in total 3 of the Pyramids are known as the Great Pyramids. One of the 7 wonders of the world The biggest one was finished being built around 2560 BC. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Pyramids of GizaTamzen Quigley
Giza Necropolis
Giza Necropolis• Just outside Cairo• 6 Pyramids in total• 3 of the Pyramids are known as the Great
Pyramids.• One of the 7 wonders of the world• The biggest one was finished being built
around 2560 BC.• The biggest one is the Pyramid of Khufu,
138.8 metres high
Khufu (Biggest Great Pyramid)
Great Sphinx• The Giza Necropolis also has the Great
Sphinx.• The sphinx is a statue with a lions body and
human head• 73.5 metres long• 19.3 metres wide• 20.22 metres high• Built between 2558 and 2532 BC.
Great Sphinx
Great Sphinx• The nose may have been blown off by a
cannonball fired by Napoleon’s army.