Giza Pyramids Complex

Giza: The City of PyramidsThe pyramids were built in the city of Giza approximately 5,000 years ago. They were built at the request of the Pharaohs because they believed that they would become gods in the afterlife. To prepare for this life, they built temples and tombs in the form of very huge pyramids, and the first Pharaoh to build a pyramid was Pharaoh Khufu in the year 2551 BC. It is the ...