Famous pyramids

The Pyramids of Giza

There are famous buildings with a pyramid shape around the world. In Egypt (a country in north Africa), kings and queens called pharaohs were buried in very large square pyramids built of stone. The largest of these huge buildings is the Great Pyramid of Giza near Cairo. It was built by the pharoh Khafra from the Ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom. The other pyramids were built by Menkauraand Khufu (both from the Old Kingdom). The ancient Greeks called it one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.When people died they were put in special cases.