Built in 2560 BC it is of this date the oldest and largest pyramid in the Giza Necropolis. Bordering in what is now known as El Giza, the Cheops Pyramid is known to have been built within a 20 year period. For over 3,800 years the Great Pyramid is known to be the tallest man – made structure in the world. Originally it is covered by on outer core made of casing of stones that formed a smooth outer surface, today what visitors can see is only the inner core as time has already worn out the outer surface.
It is believed that the Cheops Pyramid was intended for the burial site of the fourth dynasty pharaoh Khufu. Estimated to have consists of about 2.3 million blocks it is a massive architectural feat.
Even for 3,800 years the Cheops Pyramid is the tallest man-made structure unsurpassed even by the construction of the Lincoln Cathedral which is 160 meter tall (including the spire) built in 1300. Not only that the accuracy of the Cheops Pyramid is an amazing workmanship that the four sides of the base have an average error of only 58 millimeters in length. This is again a testament of the detailed workmanship of the architects and workers during the ancient time.
