Day with the Pyramids of Giza

The Great Sphinx and the Egyptian Pyramids of Giza are two of the most well-known tourist attractions in the world, and they have been since Roman times. A king from the fourth dynasty was buried in each of these magnificent buildings (c. 2613-2494 BC). King Khufu (c. 2589-2566 BC) had the Great Giza Pyramid constructed for him, and the other two were for his son Khafre and grandson Menkaure. The first structure to reach a height greater than Khufu's pyramid would not be constructed for another 3, 800 years! Although the three pyramids stand out on the plateau, there are also many additional structures all around them. Every king's pyramid was merely one component, albeit the most significant one, of a larger complex that also contained smaller, subsidiary queens' pyramids; a different structure that served as the king's second symbolic tomb. Mastaba tombs for nobility, and other family members; the burial of actual and/or symbolic boats; and a pair of temples connected by a lavishly decorated causeway.