Which structure did Khufu have built?
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the Great Pyramid of Giza
Some 2.3 million blocks of stone were moved for it.
💡 Did you know? It was built by paid workers in shifts: not by slaves, as was long claimed.
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Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the only one still standing?
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the Pyramid of Khufu
The other six vanished through earthquakes, fire or demolition.
💡 Did you know? It is also the oldest of the seven and has outlived them all.
How tall was the Great Pyramid originally?
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about 146 metres
Today it is about 139 metres: the tip and the casing are missing.
💡 Did you know? For almost 4000 years no building in the world was taller.
What is Cheops' original Egyptian name?
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Khufu
„Cheops“ is the Greek form that reached us through Herodotus.
💡 Did you know? The full name means roughly „Khnum protects me“.
What is the only certain likeness of Khufu?
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a tiny ivory statuette
The builder of antiquity's largest structure survives for us only thumb-sized.
💡 Did you know? It was found not at Giza but at Abydos.
Which ship, discovered in 1954, lay buried beside the pyramid?
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the solar barque
Over 40 metres long, taken apart into 1224 pieces and preserved almost intact.
💡 Did you know? It was meant to let the king travel across the sky with the sun.
Which Greek historian described Khufu as a cruel tyrant?
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Herodotus
He wrote some 2000 years after Khufu and repeated hearsay.
💡 Did you know? Egyptian sources paint no such picture: the bad reputation is Greek.
How long did the Great Pyramid remain the tallest building in the world?
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almost 4000 years
Only the spire of Lincoln Cathedral surpassed it in the Middle Ages.
💡 Did you know? No other record in building history ever lasted remotely as long.
Foto: Chipdawes · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Which pharaoh is shown here?
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Khufu
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