Great Pyramid of Giza

A very, very, very large tomb.

The Great Pyramid of Giza is also known as Pyramid of Khufu and Pyramid of Cheops.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is believed to be a burial pyramid for Pharaoh Khufu, and is located near Cairo, Egypt.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is said to have taken 10 to 20 years to be built, and was built around 2500-2600 BC.
The Great Pyramid of Giza was originally 146.5 metres (481 feet) in height (although it is now about 9 metres shorter), being the tallest man-made structure until around 1300 AD, 3800 years since construction, and is equivalent to a modern 48 storey building.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only discovered Egyptian pyramid that has pathways that go up and down.

It is estimated that 2,300,000 limestone blocks were used in the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza, most of them weighing 2 tonnes (2.2 tons) each, and the pyramid was covered with smooth casing stones which were taken and used to build some of the buildings in Cairo.
The entrance to the Great Pyramid of Giza is 17 meters (56 feet) above ground level, so tourists use the Robbers’ tunnel to enter the pyramid.
The Great Pyramid of Giza covers an area of 13 acres (5.2 hectares) and is oriented to the four main compass points.
Three pits sit around the Great Pyramid of Giza, all boat shaped, and a fourth hidden pit contained 1,224 wooden pieces of a boat, which was assembled over a period of 14 years, to make a 43.6 metres (143 ft) long boat.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.