Great Pyramid of Khufu

Brief uphill walk from the Sphinx brought me to the Great Pyramid of Khufu (aka Cheops). One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and at 147 m, the tallest structure in the world for 3,800 years. I have seen pictures and TV shows about this all my life, but when you walk up to the base, the size finally strikes you. What we see today is the rough core -- it was dressed with smooth limestone casing, just a bit of which is still there. It is made of 2.3 Million blocks.

I walked all around it, and on three of the sides, I was often all alone, but on the north side, the tour bus hordes had arrived already.Read more