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5 days ago · Giza, city, capital of Al-Jizah muhafazah (governorate) in Upper Egypt, located on the west bank of the Nile River just south-southwest of Cairo. It is the site of the three great pyramids of the 4th-dynasty pharaohs as well as the Sphinx, smaller pyramids, tombs, and temples.
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5 days ago · Pyramids of Giza, three 4th-dynasty (c. 2575–c. 2465 BCE) pyramids erected on the west bank of the Nile River near Al-Jizah (Giza), northern Egypt. In ancient times they were included among the Seven Wonders of the World. Learn more about the Pyramids of Giza in this article.
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3 days ago · The Great Pyramid of Giza [a] is the largest Egyptian pyramid. It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Built c. 2600 BC, [3] over a period of about 27 years, [4] the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact.
5 days ago · Great Pyramid of Giza, built to honor Khufu, near Giza, Egypt. Great Pyramid of Giza, ancient Egyptian pyramid that is the largest of the three Pyramids of Giza, located on a rocky plateau on the west bank of the Nile River in northern Egypt.
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3 days ago · 4th Dynasty. Khufu or Cheops was an ancient Egyptian monarch who was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, in the first half of the Old Kingdom period ( 26th century BC ). Khufu succeeded his father Sneferu as king. He is generally accepted as having commissioned the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but ...
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1 day ago · 1985 (9th Session) Hagia Sophia ( lit. ' Holy Wisdom '; Turkish: Ayasofya; Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized : Hagía Sofía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia ), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi ), [3] is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.
5 days ago · The cathedral has been something of a trope on Twitter / X and in the rightwing internet commentator space, with memes like "My father-in-law is a builder" referencing the beauty of cathedrals. This meme is all about finding stuff in the manmade or natural environment which is generally not regarded as beautiful or worthy of deep contemplation ...
