You'll find three primary pyramids, the best known being the Great Pyramid – affiliated with Khufu, the Fourth Dynasty pharaoh buried there. Khafre, Khufu's son, lies entombed in the nearby ...

On the left, the Pyramid of Khufu, and on the right, the Pyramid of Khafre. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) GIZA, EGYPT – DECEMBER 02: View of the Pyramid of Khafre at sunset on December ...

In 1954, an Egyptian archeologist discovered an immense, beautifully crafted ship buried in pieces right beside the Great Pyramid of Khufu ... then the interior timbers and framing.

The Great Pyramid of Khufu is 147m from the ground to the top and each side of the base is 230m long. The Egyptians positioned the sides of the pyramid facing north, south, east and west.