The Great Pyramid: Size Matters

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The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt.

The only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the World, it is believed to have been built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC.

The tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years, it is sometimes called Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu

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Hulalulatallulahoop says:

Stunning!!! I'd dearly love to go to Egypt one day......i'm very interested in Egyptology and greatly admire the fantastic, Dr Zahi Hawass ~ what a great guy he is!!!!
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horstgeorg says:

Great picture, very well done ! ! ! Was there three weeks ago ;-)

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they are so impressive! I have seen them in April!
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szeke says:

Very very nice photo. It is nice to see the detail of the stones and the little people.
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greta_back on nov 30th says:

Yes wonderful those pyramids and you took a great photo from Gizeh

(of course you saw Chefren and Mycerinus as well)

GREAT colours and photo

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kateach says:

Fabulous shot -good job you've got the people there otherwise we'd have no idea of the scale -it's absolutely massive! Fascinating structure, taken from a great angle.
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cakeybabes says:

wow, awesome!
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american lady says:

fresh angle on a much-photographed monument.
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An incomplete disaster [deleted] says:

So amazing!!!!!! I would love to see this in person!
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JustJan says:

The true size is only visible if you look at the people sitting at the bottom of the pyramid.

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Fantastic Bu.
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-h. says:

amazing no one still knows how its made
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apandalover says:

Always a pleasure to see photos from your trips, through your eyes!
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SupermanOakley says:

Man I would love to have gone there with you... I'm dying to see these in person. Another gorgeous shot!
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WOW!! WOW!!! WOW!!!! This is one awe-inspiring capture!! I absolutely adore the perspective and the lighting!! I hope to one day see these amazing pyramids in person, however, for now I am glad that there are amazing photographers like you out there who will share these stunning images with us!!
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CodenameShaider says:

magnificent shot...
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Nice simple composition...

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WOW !! realy great
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Travis S. says:

Yeah! My professor at the University of Washington, Wenke, was the head of the crew who helped date these pyramids. They were given permission to climb up them and date organic matter found in the mortar between the bricks.

They were surprised to find out that these pyramids were about 1,000 years older than they had previously thought.

I love the grayish tone the sky has in this photo. Mine is all washed out from it being a scan:

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Swamibu says:

Travis, your professor was such a lucky fellow! Security only let us climb the first two steps, after that, they primed their guns!
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Awesome!
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Gorgeous!
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