King Khufu, who is also known by the greek name "Cheops," was the father of pyramid building at Giza. He ruled from 2589 - 2566 B.C. and was the son of King Sneferu and Queen Hetpeheres.

HAWASS: First of all you have inscriptions that are written inside the tombs ... on the east side of the Great Pyramid for the nobles, the family of the King Khufu. And you have this lady ...

In her 1877 book, A Thousand Miles Up the Nile, she writes of the hot drive to the edge of the desert, until “the Great Pyramid ... The Long WalkDeep inside Khufu’s pyramid, the Grand Gallery ...

Did you know the Great Pyramid of Khufu was once 481.4 feet tall? It was built about 4,500 years ago. Today, it stands as a testament to ancient wisdom, despite losing some of its outer layer.

The Great Pyramid of Giza ... destructive technology used to peer inside volcanoes, called muography, might be used to probe structures like Khufu's pyramid. Muons are fast-moving, short-lived ...

The pyramids of the Giza Necropolis in Egypt, as seen from an aircraft, circa 1960. On the left, the Pyramid of Khufu, and on the ... had copper plumbing inside of his funerary pyramid complex ...

The Great Pyramid of Khufu is 147m from the ground to the top and each side of the base is 230m long. The Egyptians positioned the sides of the pyramid facing north, south, east and west.

The Great Pyramid of Khufu is 147m from the ground to the top and each side of the base is 230m long. The Egyptians positioned the sides of the pyramid facing north, south, east and west.

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities recently relocated the 4,600-year-old Solar Boat of King Khufu from its site near the Great Pyramid of Giza to the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).

You'll find three primary pyramids, the best known being the Great Pyramid – affiliated with Khufu, the Fourth Dynasty pharaoh buried there. Khafre, Khufu's son, lies entombed in the nearby ...

This experience gives us a glimpse into various areas of King Khufu’s pyramid that have never been previously revealed to the public. The Great Pyramid, the largest of the three main pyramids at ...