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Great Pyramid of Giza

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Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza is in addition to the largest pyramid in Egypt, the oldest of the seven wonders of the ancient world and the only one that still stands today. It was ordered to be built by Pharaoh Khufu of the Fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. About the architect of the work, some scholars name Hemiunu, but it is not proven. The estimated date of completion of the construction of the Great Pyramid is around 2570 BC, being the first and largest of the three great pyramids of the necropolis of Giza, located on the outskirts of Cairo. It was the tallest building in the world for 3800 years, until the fourteenth century when it was surpassed by the spire of Lincoln Cathedral in England, and the highest stone building in the world until well into the nineteenth century, when it was then surpassed by the needle of St. Nicholas' Church in Hamburg.