Egypt’s tourism sector is booming but just like in some parts of Europe and Asia – it’s starting to feel the pinch of ...

and the Great Pyramid is no exception. Khufu—also known by his Greek name, Cheops—commissioned this funerary structure as his ...

the Great Pyramid of Cheops is one of the most emblematic structures in human history. Built over 4,500 years ago in the town ...

King Khufu, who is also known by the greek name "Cheops," was the father of pyramid building at Giza. He ruled from 2589 - 2566 B.C. and was the son of King Sneferu and Queen Hetpeheres.

The magnificent Pyramid of Cheops was built from over two million blocks of stone and took tens of thousands of workers twenty years to build. Nearby is the great Sphinx, carved out of a single ...

"Just think that the single temple of Angkor Wat has the same tonnage of rock as the Pyramid of Cheops," marvels Freeman, "yet much of it is carved." Small wonder then that at least two million ...

Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says a scanning project in the Giza pyramids has identified thermal anomalies, including one in the largest pyramid, built by Cheops, known locally as Khufu.

Camels rest in front of the pyramids of Khafre or Chephren (C), Menkaure (R) and Khufu (Cheops) on the Giza plateau, on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, on February 25, 2025.

Camels rest in front of the pyramids of Khafre or Chephren (R) and Khufu (Cheops) on the Giza plateau, on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, on February 25, 2025. Camels rest in front of ...

Picture yourself on a tropical night perched on the peak of the great Cheops Pyramid in Egypt looking down on the storied Valley of the Nine that sleeps in the darkness and then stirs with the ...

You are now standing atop Khufu, 449 feet above the plateau. Until early in this century, this pyramid was the tallest building on earth. The wooden surveying tripod at the summit indicates the ...

The immersive exhibition “Egyptian Pharaohs, From Cheops to Ramesses II” travels back in time to the era of the Pharaohs to ...