It’s no wonder that our fascination with the pyramids of Giza has endured for millennia. The Great Pyramid of Giza—built for ...

The secret hollow space was found in the vicinity of the chevron blocks over the entrance of the largest and oldest pyramid of Giza - the Great Pyramid of Giza or the Cheops Pyramid - on Thursday ...

The largest and most famous of all the pyramids, the Great Pyramid at Giza, was commissioned by Snefru's son, Khufu, known also as Cheops, the later Greek form ... Scientists estimate that its stone ...

An international research team has discovered a previously unknown chamber in the Cheops pyramid ... to look into the stone blocks and the areas behind them. "The pyramids are a World Heritage ...

The Great Pyramid, which is 146m high, was built on the Giza plateau during the fourth dynasty by the pharaoh Khufu, or Cheops, who reigned from around 2609BC to 2584BC. Despite being one of the ...

commenting on the discovery - announced by the Egyptian archaeologist-star Zahi Hawass in a press conference held in Cairo - of an unknown gallery inside the great pyramid of Cheops, the oldest in ...

The Great Pyramid was constructed as a monumental tomb around 2560 BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khufu, or Cheops. Built to a height of 146 meters (479 feet), it now stands at 139 meters and ...

CAIRO, Egypt -- A nine-meter long hidden passageway was discovered inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt’s tourism minister Ahmed Issa announced on Thursday. The function of the corridor near ...

Why was the Great Pyramid of Giza built? You’re probably well aware that Egyptian pyramids are tombs, and the Great Pyramid is no exception. Khufu—also known by his Greek name, Cheops ...