c. 2,560 BCE

Ancient era · c. 2,560 BCE

Great Pyramid of Giza

Built as a tomb for the pharaoh Khufu, it remained the tallest human-made structure on Earth for roughly 3,800 years.

The Great Pyramid on the Giza plateau — The Great Pyramid on the Giza plateau · Nina, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

When: c. 2,560 BCE
Where: Giza, Egypt
Era: Ancient

Topics

Ancient Egyptc. 3,100 BCE – 30 BCE Egypt2,800 BCE – today

Before and after

Battle of Banquanc. 3,000 BCE Akkadian Empire2,334 BCE – 2,154 BCE Show on timeline

Sources: Great Pyramid of Giza, الهرم الأكبر

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