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1 day 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, over a period of about 27 years, the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact. It is the most famous monument of the Giza pyramid complex ...
- Hemiunu (presumed)
- c. 2570 BC (Old Kingdom);, 4593 years ago
- Arab states
- Original: 146.6 m (481 ft) or 280 cubits, Current: 138.5 m (454 ft)
1 day ago · A second round of DNA testing was completed in 2016 and the results almost as controversial – the skulls tested, which date back as far as 2,000 years, were shown to have European and Middle Eastern Origin. It was claimed these surprising results would change the known history about how the Americas were populated. But did they?
1 day ago · The hotel was hostel-standard but for the price I cannot complain. It was functional and the location did not bother me as I wanted to spend time in the east part of the city anyhow. Going with the bus is awesome. Sure it is slower then the metro but you can watch the different neighbourhoods through the window and do some people watching as well.
1 day ago · The proposed makeover, Kraft has said, will leave Penn State with a stadium worthy of its national standing in the 21st Century college football pantheon, and one that — more than ever before ...
6 hours ago · Ascended are half-human, half-beast, and many of them draw clear inspiration from various members of the Egyptian pantheon. The League of Legends version of Ra, the hawk emperor Azir, built a vast ...
1 day ago · Armenian khachkars in the form of individual Armenian letters in Oshakan, Armenia. The Armenian alphabet (Armenian: Հայոց գրեր, Hayoc’ grer or Հայոց այբուբեն, Hayoc’ aybuben) or, more broadly, the Armenian script, is an alphabetic writing system developed for Armenian and occasionally used to write other languages.
