Giza, one of the wonders of the world
On the Giza plateau stands the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence: the majestic Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu). The Pyramid is 137 metres tall and took 100,000 men 20 years to build. You can reach the funerary chamber at its heart by passing through an impressive gallery. Beside it stand the pyramids of Chephren (Khafre) and Mykerinos (Menkaure), along with the enigmatic Sphinx, half-human, half-lion, that guards the entrance to the royal necropolis. Nearby, surrounded by lesser tombs, stand the pyramids of the Queens and the Museum of the Solar Barque. Sunrises and sunsets here are spectacular, bathing Giza in fiery colours that lend the site an extraordinary majesty.
