The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt.
There are 138 pyramids discovered in Egypt as of 2008. Most were built as tombs for the country's Pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods.
Pyramid has a very geometric shape. Ancient Egyptians believed race with regular shapes such as squares, circles and triangles in the design of their buildings to save their civilization from being destroyed by floods and other natural disasters. They believe that the shape of the pyramid that culminated into space can juxtapose the pharaoh to the gods and gave them eternal life.
The earliest known Egyptian pyramids are found at Saqqara, northwest of Memphis. The earliest among these is the Pyramid of Djoser (constructed 2630 BCE–2611 BCE) which was built during the third dynasty. This pyramid and its surrounding complex were designed by the architect Imhotep, and are generally considered to be the world's oldest monumental structures constructed of dressed masonry.
The estimate of the number of workers to build the pyramids range from a few thousand, twenty thousand, and up to 100,000. The most famous Egyptian pyramids are those found at Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. Several of the Giza pyramids are counted among the largest structures ever built.
The Pyramid of Khufu at Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid. It is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence.
Statue of Sphinx at Giza designed body resembled a lion
while the Pharaoh's head carved face Kefre. Length of 73.5 meters (241 feet)
and 20 meters in height (65 feet). Sphinx carved out of rock during
construction Khefre Pyramid around 2555 - 2532 BC.
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