Thursday, July 24, 2008

Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza



A pyramid is any three-dimensional polyhedron where the faces other than the base are triangular and converge on one point, called the apex.

The base of a pyramid can be any polygon but is typically a square, leading to four non-base faces. - from Wikipedia.

The most famous pyramids are the ones found in Egypt.

There are three pyramids in Giza - there is the Khufu's Pyramid, Khafre's Pyramid and Menkaure Pyramid.

Khufu's Pyramid, is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt and is the only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for Egyptian pharaoh Khufu. The Great Pyramid was the tallest man made structure in the world for over 3,800 years. - from Wikipedia

Khafre's Pyramid, is the second largest and the tomb of Pharoah Khafre. The pyramid has a base length of 215.25 m (707 ft) and originally rises to a height of 143.5 m (471 ft) The Pyramid is made of Limestone blocks(weighing more than 2 tons each). - from Wikipedia

Menkaure's Pyramid, is the smallest among the three pyramids and the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure. It was probably completed that time between the 26th century BC.

I wasn't expecting to be THERE - for real - but there I am standing right in front on one of the Ancient Seven Wonders of the World and the only surviving structure in modern times. Woot.

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

wow sis this is indeed a once in a lifetime experience....i know u have a great time in there

MeiYah said...

wow naman galing ah... buti ka pa nkapunta ka jan.. hehehe..

GingGoy said...

wow! wow! wow! gusto ko yan...sana ako rin someday...parang the mummy hehe

Pot Navarro said...

WAW!!! Sana maabutan ko pa yan someday. Haha.

aL|e said...

wow! ang galing! ako man unta ba...

Anonymous said...

Wow, astig Tina! I hope someday I could visit Egypt too. TY for sharing pics and infos.

Anonymous said...

New knowledge for me. I do hope I don't forget these infos. One thing i notice about them... They all have letter 'K' on them... Right?

Anonymous said...

I do hope it will be a good destinaton if it is not too complicated to go there due to some safety reasons..

Mari said...

Wow! Lucky you, Tina. If I can't make it there this lifetime, maybe in my next life. LOL

Thanks for sharing your pictures.

Anonymous said...

wow, cool! you're so blessed to be there. :) i learned something from your post :)

Anonymous said...

wow Tina! That's great to have seen the pyramids in person. I've had to settle for just seeing Egyptian antiquities in museums, but to see them in real life would be awesome!

Anonymous said...

hi all thanks for the comments. will get back to you guys. pc troubles lately. T_T

Vk-mahalkaayo said...

hi tina,

mabuti ka naka punta na ka dyan,...
ako wla pa.

gusto ko, kaya lang.....

siguro ganda ano?....lalo na makita ang mga pyramid.....

thanks for sharing ha.

regards

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